Clay Tablet Inscribed with Linear B Script of the Mycenaen Civilization (IMAGE)

Max Planck Institute of Geoanthropology

Clay Tablet Inscribed with Linear B Script of the Mycenaen Civilization

Caption

Clay tablet, dated to 1450-1375 BC, inscribed with Linear B script. The Linear B script of the Mycenaen civilization (c. 1600 to 1100 BC) represented an early form of Greek. It was descended from the still undeciphered older Linear A script from the Minoan civilization (c. 2600 to 1100 BC).

Credit

Credit: By vintagedept - Flickr: Clay Tablet inscribed with Linear B script, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=17430575

Usage Restrictions

The image may only be used with appropriate credit to the author as described here https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=17430575

License

Licensed content

Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.