Mycenaean GreekinLinear B

gmy·LinbSyllabaryMultiple-source attestation (MAIN)

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Language

Mycenaean Greek

ISO 639-3gmyStatusHistoricalScopeIndividualScripts used1

Script

Linear B

ISO 15924LinbFamilyAegean / PrehistoricOriginMediterraneanDirectionLeft-to-rightStatusAncient scriptOpenType taglinb

Linear B, the script of Mycenaean Greek (c. 1450–1200 BCE). Deciphered in 1952 by Michael Ventris. Used for administrative records on clay tablets.

Other languages using Linear B

Ancient Greek (to 1453)grc

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