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Book SynopsisAn accessible survey written by fourteen of the world's leading experts of work in recent years on the Linear B tablets, deciphered by Michael Ventris in 1952, revealing both the earliest form of Greek and much of the society and economy of its time.
Table of ContentsList of Illustrations; Part III. Selected Tablets, Transcription, Translation, Commentary: Introduction: Interpreting Linear B John Killen; 11. Lists of Personnel John Killen; 12. Livestock John Killen; 13. Agricultural Produce John Killen; 14.1. Land Tenure Yves Duhoux; 14.2. The Pylos 'Dosmos' Tablets Pia De Fidio; 15. Taxation Cynthia Shelmerdine; 16. 'Industrial' Production Yves Duhoux; 17. Finished Products I: Vessels and Furniture John Killen and John Bennet; 18. Finished Products II: Military Equipment Joost Crouwel, Robert Plath and John Killen; 19. Religion, Cults and Ritual John Killen; 20. The Inscribed Stirrup Jars Peter Van Alfen; 21. Miscellaneous Texts John Killen; Part IV. Glossary, Bibliography, Indexes And Concordance: Glossary; Bibliography; General Index; Index of Modern Authors Cited; Index of Ancient Authors Cited; Homeric References; Concordance.
