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Linear B

Linear B records Mycenaean Greek in administrative tablets.

The dedicated study site is coming soon. This overview records the planned scope and evidence.

PY Ub 1318 tablet from Pylos

At a glance

Evidence and writing

Evidence / period
Second millennium BCE
Region
Crete and mainland Greece
Writing system
Linear B syllabary
Site status
In preparation

Dates describe surviving written evidence or textual traditions, not necessarily when a spoken language began or ended. Map points indicate a representative centre of evidence, not a language boundary.