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Excellent Linear B Repository
DĀMOS: Database of Mycenaean at Oslo Federico Aurora at the Universitetet i Oslo has completed work on an outstanding repository of Linear B inscriptions. The user interface is absolutely beautiful and intuitive. Do a search on a Linear B word … Continue reading
José L. Melena and the Pylos Joins
Dr. Melena at the University of the Basque Country is one of my favourite Mycenologists. His writing is, to me, a perfect synthesis of detail-oriented curiosity and evidence-based academic rigor. An example of this are his comments which I’ve included … Continue reading
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Tagged Jose Melena, Linear B, Louis Godart, Minos, Pylos, Thomas Palaima
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Reading the Iliad
I have a bilingual (Homeric Greek + English) of the Iliad (trans. A.T Murray, ed. William F. Wyatt). The sabre-rattling and violence is not generally my cup of tea, but I’ve been maintaining my pace through the sheer joy of … Continue reading
Khania Linear B Transliterations
The 1989-90 Greek-Swedish Excavations at Kastelli, Khania yielded 4 Linear B artefacts. These transliterations are now available for further study: KH Ar
Linear B at Thebes
Excellent! I stopped by the graduate library at the University of Washington today, and they finally have the 2005 transliterations from Aravantinos, del Freo, Godart and Sacconi. I’ll start work tonight on finally reconciling the various discrepancies between the 3 … Continue reading
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Tagged Anna Sacconi, Linear B, Louis Godart, Maurizio del Freo, Thebes, Vassilis Aravantinos
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More great advice on decipherment and interpretation
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
The Alice Kober papers are now available!
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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Tagged Alice Kober, PASP, Thomas Palaima, University of Texas
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The Ambiguities of Linear B Spelling
As all Mycenologists know, it is infinitely difficult to argue that a specific Mycenaean name is or is not capable of a Greek interpretation; the ambiguity of the spelling is an all-powerful obstacle. – Anna Morpurgo Davies1 To read more … Continue reading
Regressive Spelling in Linear B
After reading Woodard’s excellent work, I was curious to see if any consonant rows in Linear B showed consistent signs of regressive spelling statistically. The liquid L/R* consonant row is by far the most consistent in showing signs of regressive … Continue reading