Author: J.T. Hooker

Title: Linear B

Binding: Paperback

Number Of Pages: 216

Release Date: 1991-06-01

Details: This introduction is suitable for the student with some knowledge of Greek who wishes to have access to Linear B material. Part One places the development of the Linear B script against its historical background; the earlier varieties of Aegean writing are discusses, and Ventris' decipherment of Linear B is described and the Mycenaean dialect of Greek is examined. In Part two, the reader is taken through a number of important Linear B texts. These are presented first in a 'normalised' transcription of the Linear B characters, so as to induce familiarity with the lay-out of the original texts, secondly in transliteration, and thirdly in translation where this is possible.

EAN: 9780906515624

Package Dimensions: Height: 9 Inches, Length: 5.999988 Inches, Weight: 0.74075320032 Pounds, Width: 0.46 Inches