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Linear B is a syllabic script that was used for writing in Mycenaean Greek, the earliest attested form of the Greek language. The script predates the Greek alphabet by several centuries, the earliest known examples dating to around 1450 BC.
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| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linear B | Direction | Left-to-right | 1.00 | infobox |
| Linear B | ISO 15924 | .mw-parser-output .monospaced{font-family:monospace,monospace}Linb (401), Linear B | 1.00 | infobox |
| Linear B | Languages | Mycenaean Greek | 1.00 | infobox |
| Linear B | Parent systems | Linear B | 1.00 | infobox |
| Linear B | Period | c. 1450–1200 BC | 1.00 | infobox |
| Linear B | Script type | Syllabary with additional ideograms | 1.00 | infobox |
| Linear B | Sister systems | Cypro-Minoan syllabary | 1.00 | infobox |
| Linear B | Status | Extinct | 1.00 | infobox |
| Linear B | Unicode alias | Linear B | 1.00 | infobox |
| Linear B | Unicode range | U+10000–U+1007F (syllabary) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Linear B | Unicode range | U+10080–U+100FF (ideograms) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Linear B | is a | syllabic script that was used for writing in Mycenaean Greek | 0.90 | text |
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