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Book SynopsisJ.T. Hooker was Reader in Greek at University College London, UK. His publications include
Homer: Iliad III, also published by Bloomsbury.
Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Preliminary note List of abbreviations Part One 1: The Aegean Bronze Age 2: Writing in the Aegean Bronze Age 3: The decipherment of the Linear B script 4: The Linear B inscriptions 5: The language of the Linear B texts Part Two 1: Knossos sword tablets: the Ra set 2: Sheep and wool tablets from Pyles and Knossos: PY Cn and KN D 3: Knossos cloth and wool tablets: the L series 4: Groups of women: the Pyles A series 5: The assessment and distribution of bronze: PY 6: The o-ka set: Pyles An tablets 7: Inventories: Pyles Ta tablets 8: L~nd tablets: E texts from Pyles and Tiryns 9: Religious texts from Knossos, Pyles, and Thebes 10: Wheel and chariot tablets: the Knossos S series 11: Spice tablets: the Mycenae Ge set 12: Assessments of various commodities: M and N tablets from Pyles and Knossos 13: Inscribed jars, sealings, and labels Part Three Index 1: Linear B words Index 2: Greek words Index 3: Linear B inscriptions discussed Plates
