Ancient Greek (to 1453)

ISO 639-3: grcHistorical3 writing systems

Ancient Greek (to 1453) is a language catalogued in the ISO 639-3 standard (code: grc). Scripts with multiple-source attestation are Linear B (ISO 15924: Linb), Greek (ISO 15924: Grek) and Cypriot syllabary (ISO 15924: Cprt).

Writing Systems

Source agreement does not establish current usage, official status, dates or region. Evidence definitions and sources.

Linear B

Syllabary

Multiple-source attestation

ISO 15924: LinbFamily: Aegean / PrehistoricOrigin: MediterraneanAncient

Ancient Greek (to 1453) in Linear B Linear B Syllabary Linear B Ideograms

Greek

Alphabet

Multiple-source attestation

ISO 15924: GrekFamily: GreekOrigin: MediterraneanLiving

Ancient Greek (to 1453) in Greek Greek and Coptic Phonetic Extensions Greek Extended

Cypriot syllabary

Syllabary

Multiple-source attestation

ISO 15924: CprtFamily: Aegean / PrehistoricOrigin: MediterraneanAncient

Ancient Greek (to 1453) in Cypriot syllabary Cypriot Syllabary

Other languages written in Linear B

Ancient Greek (to 1453) shares an attested relationship with the Linear B script (ISO 15924: Linb) — with these languages:

Mycenaean Greek

gmy

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