Abstract
Linear-B script has been studied for sixty years since its decipherment. The laborious efforts of the scholars have revealed many linguistic aspects of the oldest known form of Greek (i.e., Mycenaean/Danaic Greek), thus allowing the study of this Indo-European language and its dynamics for thirty-five centuries. In addition, linguistic phenomena closer to the roots of Indo-European languages can be also studied. Yet, the limited usage of Linear-B script, merely for keeping records, and its incompatibility to the Greek phonotactics causes misinterpretations of various kinds. The study of Linear-B was not supported till recently by interactive software tools that would facilitate both research and training. Especially for Greek speakers, the resources are even more limited. This paper presents the development of an interactive software system for the study, learning and researching of Linear-B by Greek speakers. This software system is also suggested as a model for the interpretation of other archaic languages.
Highlights
The Linear-B script conveys Mycenaean/Danaic Greek, which is the oldest known form of written Greek (Babiniotis, 2002, p. 83)
The idea was the creation of a software tool that would allow its user to choose the syllabograms of a word from a virtual keyboard
The Ancient Greek of Homer is the closest form to Mycenaean/Danaic Greek of the Linear-B tablets
Summary
The Linear-B script conveys Mycenaean/Danaic Greek, which is the oldest known form of written Greek (Babiniotis, 2002, p. 83). The Linear-B script conveys Mycenaean/Danaic Greek, which is the oldest known form of written Greek Inscriptions of Linear-B were firstly discovered at Knossos during the excavations by Sir A. The discovered inscriptions so far cover a period of approximately 300 years, from 1450 BC to 1150 BC The Linear-B script had been used by a relatively small number of scribes, at least 111 different “hands” The Linear-B script had been used by a relatively small number of scribes, at least 111 different “hands” (namely handwritings; see Hooker, 2011, p. 90), probably forming a guild of courtier bureaucrats in the Achaean palaces (Hooker, 1979; Finkelberg, 1998, p. 270)
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