Tag Archives: Alice Kober

More great advice on decipherment and interpretation

Posted on 24 October 2012 by K.A. Raymoure

In A Companion to Linear B: Mycenaean Greek Texts and their World vol. II, Yves Duhoux has written a must-read introduction for any aspiring philologist: “Interpreting the Linear B Records: Some Guidelines”. His guidelines apply to far more than just … Continue reading →

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The Alice Kober papers are now available!

Posted on 23 August 2012 by K.A. Raymoure

With many thanks to the folks at PASP (Program in Aegean Scripts and Prehistory) at the University of Texas at Austin, directed by Dr. Palaima, the Kober papers are now available and online: The Alice E. Kober Papers

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Quiet night at the library

Posted on 17 February 2011 by K.A. Raymoure

American Journal of Archaeology v. 50 (1946) “Inflection in Linear Class B: 1- Declension” by Alice Kober I want to very highly recommend this article, and not just because Alice Kober is one of my personal heroes. Kober’s work on … Continue reading →

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Minoan Numbers III: Sums

Posted on 10 November 2010 by K.A. Raymoure

Minoan Numbers series I. Whole Numbers II. Klasmatograms (Fractions) III. Sums “KU-RO” AB81 + AB02 Alice Kober confirmed this sign combination as a decimal sum back in 1948, and others have confirmed this combination since. “KU-RO” is the phonetic values … Continue reading →

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American Journal of Archaeology (AJA)

Posted on 26 October 2010 by K.A. Raymoure

Somewhere around p. 48 of David Packard’s Minoan Linear A from 1974, I realized my brain was slowly melting from information overload. I promptly reshelved it and wrote a note to myself to either buy the book or see if … Continue reading →

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