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Product Identifiers
PublisherPeeters Publishers & Booksellers
ISBN-109042929324
ISBN-139789042929326
eBay Product ID (ePID)202512501
Product Key Features
Number of Pages300 Pages
Publication NameCompanion to Linear B : Mycenaean Greek Texts and Their World. Volume 3
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2014
SubjectArchaeology, Ancient / General, General
TypeLanguage Course
Subject AreaForeign Language Study, Social Science, History
AuthorAnna Morpurgo Davies
SeriesBibliotheque Des Cahiers De Linguistique De Louvain (Bcll) Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Weight8 Oz
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceCollege Audience
LCCN2006-051722
TitleLeadingA
Dewey Edition23
Series Volume Number133
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal487/.1
SynopsisLinear B is the earliest form of writing used for Greek. It is a syllabic script which belongs to the second half of the second millennium B.C. and precedes the earliest alphabetic texts by at least four hundred years. The tablets written in this script offer important information about the economy, administration, religion, institution, etc of the Mycenaean period. But who wrote these texts? What types or tests were they? How can we read them, understand them and interpret them? What do they teach us about the history, economy, religion, society, geography, technology, and language of the Mycenaean period? This Companion aims at answering chest and other questions in a series of chapters written by internationally recognised specialists. It is aimed both at the beginner who needs an introduction to the whole area and to advanced scholars (archaeologists, historians, classicists) who require an up-to-date account which can serve as a standard reference tool. Book jacket., Linear B is the earliest form of writing used for Greek. The tablets written in this script offer crucial information about the Mycenaean Greeks and their time. This Companion aims at not only summarizing the results of current research but also trying to explain the problems which arise from the study of the texts and the methods which can be used to solve them. It is aimed both at the beginner who needs an introduction to this area and to advanced scholars (archaeologists, historians, classicists) who require an up-to-date account which can serve as a standard reference tool and highlight the remaining problems.
LC Classification NumberP1038.C66 2007
