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Linear A

Linear A is a writing system that was used by the Minoans of Crete from 1800 BC to 1450 BC. Linear A was the primary script used in palace and religious writings of the Minoan civilization. It was adapted into Linear B, which was used by the Mycenaeans to write an early form of Greek. Since its modern rediscovery in 1900, no texts in the script have yet…

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Child systems
Linear B, Cypro-Minoan syllabary
Direction
Left-to-right
Languages
'Minoan' (unknown)
Period
MM IB to LM IIIA 1800–1450 BC
Script type
Undeciphered presumed logosyllabic (syllabic and ideographic)
Sister systems
Cretan hieroglyphs

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Linear A

Nodes101
Edges100
Triples453
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.019802
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Linear A

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related to Further reading · 205
Linear A → Academia, Administrative Process, Aegean Linear Script, Aegean Philology, Aegeum, American Journal, Amsterdam, Anna, Antiquity, Appunti, April, Archaeology, Archived, Ariadne, Ayia Triada, Banqueting Lists, Barbara, Bellinato, Bennet, Best
related to Other sources · 35
Linear A → Anatolia, Another, At Armenoi, Ayios Stephanos, Bulgaria, Classification, Cretan, Cretan Hieroglyphs, Four, Graffiti, Hagia Triada, Knossos, Laconia, Linear, Linear Minoan IB, Mavro Spelio, Mikro Vouni, Miletus, Minoan, Nikolai Kazansky
related to Tablets · 27
Linear A → Almost, Archanes, At, Cretan Hieroglyphs, Crete, Cyclades, Gournia, Hagia Triada, Kato Symi, Kea, Khania, Knossos, Linear, Malia, Myrtos Pyrgos, Neopalatial Period, One Linear, Palaikastro, Petras, Phaistos
related to Corpus · 24
Linear A → Aegean, An, Argos, As, Cretan, Crete, Greek, Hagia Triada, Inscriptions, John Younger, Khania, Knossos, Linear, Miletus, Mycenae, Palaikastro, Phaistos, Roughly, Tel Haror, The
related to External links · 21
Linear A → Antiche Scritture, Antique Writings, Commentary, December, DescriptionMnamon, Explorer, GORILA Volume, GreekReporter, Inscription, Inscriptions, Linear, March, Mediterranean, Mediterraneo, Science Daily, September, Texts, The, The Longest Linear, The Minoan Ivory Scepter
related to Chronology · 19
Linear A → BC, Cretan, Cretan Hieroglyphic, Crete, Cypro-Minoan, Cyprus, During, However, It, Knossos, Late Minoan, Late Minoan IB, Linear, Middle Minoan, Middle Minoan II, Minoan, Much, Phaistos, The
related to Sealed documents · 18
Linear A → Crete, Egypt, Haghia Triada, In, It, Khania, Knossos, Large, Late Minoan IB, Linear, Malia, Near East, Phaistos, Sealed, Seals, The, Tylissos, Zakros
related to Challenges to decipherment · 13
Linear A → As, Egyptian, Finally, It, Linear, No, One, Only, Rather, Rosetta Stone, Similarly, The, Thus
related to Underlying language · 12
Linear A → An, Cypriot, Herakles, However, In, Labour, Linear, Linear B's, Minoan, Pa-i-to, Se-to-i-ja, The
related to Libation tables · 11
Linear A → Archanes Formula, Because, Cretan Hieroglyphs, Crete, Linear, Minoan, Mount Juktas, So, The, These, They

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linear minoan signs found script inscriptions crete used language cretan values corpus writing greek known tablets decipherment period sound sign

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Linear AChild systemsLinear B, Cypro-Minoan syllabary1.00infobox
Linear ADirectionLeft-to-right1.00infobox
Linear AISO 15924.mw-parser-output .monospaced{font-family:monospace,monospace}Lina (400), ​Linear A1.00infobox
Linear ALanguages'Minoan' (unknown)1.00infobox
Linear APeriodMM IB to LM IIIA 1800–1450 BC1.00infobox
Linear AScript typeUndeciphered presumed logosyllabic (syllabic and ideographic)1.00infobox
Linear ASister systemsCretan hieroglyphs1.00infobox
Linear AStatusExtinct1.00infobox
Linear AUnicode aliasLinear A1.00infobox
Linear AUnicode range.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:r…1.00infobox
Linear Ais awriting system that was used by the Minoans of Crete from 1800 BC to 1450 BC0.90text
Linear Ais adaughter script of Cretan Hieroglyphic0.90text

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