Linear A

Script Details

Linear A

A tablet written in Linear B Greek detailing how much oil was used in offerings

By vintagedept - Flickr: Clay Tablet inscribed with Linear B script, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=17430575

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DISCLAIMER: This script is still being researched

Data

ISO 15924 400 Lina
Type Syllabic
Family Linear Aegean
Direction LTR
Glyphs 77-85
Earliest Location Crete and Aegean Islands
Earliest Date 180 BCE
Latest Date 1450 BCE

Bibliography

Author Year Publication Publisher
Bennett, Emmett 1996 The World's Writing Systems, Aegean Scripts, 132 Oxford University Press
Coulmas, Florian 1999 The Blackwell Encyclopedia of Writing Systems, 281-312 Blackwell Publishing