Documents in Mycenaean Greek
Documents in Mycenaean Greek
Three Hundred Selected Tablets from Knossos, Pylos and Mycenae with Commentary and Vocabulary
Michael Ventris
John Chadwick
John Chadwick
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9781107503410
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In their 1953 book, Documents in Mycenaean Greek, Michael Ventris (1922–56) and John Chadwick (1920–98) demonstrated that the previously mysterious script Linear B was, in fact, a syllabic form of written Greek, thereby revolutionizing ancient history and linguistics. In this second edition, originally published in 1973, Chadwick examines how the study of the subject has expanded since 1953 and includes some of the material discovered since the initial publication. This book continues to be a valuable part of Classical scholarship and will be of interest to Classicists of every discipline.
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No date availablePaperback
9781107503410
662 pages
250 × 190 × 35 mm
1.31kg
Table of Contents
- List of illustrations
- Preface
- Foreword A. J. B. Wace
- Part I. Script, Language and Culture:
- 1. Discovery and decipherment
- 2. The Mycenaean writing system
- 3. The Mycenaean language
- 4. The personal names
- 5. The evidence of the tablets
- Part II. Selected Tablets: Explanatory notes on the presentation
- 6. Lists of personnel
- 7. Livestock and agricultural produce
- 8. Land ownership and land use
- 9. Proportional tribute and ritual offerings
- 10. Textiles, vessels and furniture
- 11. Metals and military equipment
- Part III. Appendix I. Mycenaean vocabulary
- Appendix II. Index of personal names
- Bibliography
- General index
- Tablet concordances.
