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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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| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linear A | Child systems | Linear B, Cypro-Minoan syllabary | 1.00 | infobox |
| Linear A | Direction | Left-to-right | 1.00 | infobox |
| Linear A | ISO 15924 | .mw-parser-output .monospaced{font-family:monospace,monospace}Lina (400), Linear A | 1.00 | infobox |
| Linear A | Languages | 'Minoan' (unknown) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Linear A | Period | MM IB to LM IIIA 1800–1450 BC | 1.00 | infobox |
| Linear A | Script type | Undeciphered presumed logosyllabic (syllabic and ideographic) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Linear A | Sister systems | Cretan hieroglyphs | 1.00 | infobox |
| Linear A | Status | Extinct | 1.00 | infobox |
| Linear A | Unicode alias | Linear A | 1.00 | infobox |
| Linear A | Unicode 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… | 1.00 | infobox |
| Linear A | is a | writing system that was used by the Minoans of Crete from 1800 BC to 1450 BC | 0.90 | text |
| Linear A | is a | daughter script of Cretan Hieroglyphic | 0.90 | text |
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