{"product_id":"the-undeciphered-signs-of-linear-b-9781108494724","title":"The Undeciphered Signs of Linear B","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDecades after Michael Ventris deciphered Linear B and showed that its language was Greek, nearly one-sixth of its syllabic signs'' sound-values are still unknown. This book offers a new approach to establishing these undeciphered signs'' possible values. Analysis of Linear B''s structure and usage not only establishes these signs'' most likely sound-values  providing the best possible basis for future decipherments  but also sheds light on the writing system as a whole. The undeciphered signs are also used to explore the evidence provided by palaeography for the chronology of the Linear B documents and the activities of the Mycenaean scribes. The conclusions presented in this book therefore deepen our understanding not only of the undeciphered signs but also of the Linear B writing system as a whole, the texts it was used to write, and the insight these documents bring us into the world of the Mycenaean palaces. A colour version of figures 5.1-5.4 of chapter 5 can be found under the ''\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1. The (ongoing) decipherment of Linear B; 2. Identifying 'missing' values in the Linear B syllabary; 3. The undeciphered signs inherited from Linear A; 4. The undeciphered signs with no certain Linear A correspondences; 5. Exploring the potential of palaeography with the undeciphered signs; Conclusions; Appendix: corpus of attestations of the undeciphered signs.","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53186788327767,"sku":"9781108494724","price":999.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-undeciphered-signs-of-linear-b-9781108494724","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}