Documents in Mycenaean Greek
Three Hundred Selected Tablets from Knossos, Pylos and Mycenae with Commentary and Vocabulary

In this second edition of Documents in Mycenaean Greek, Chadwick examines how the study of the subject has expanded since 1953.

Michael Ventris (Author), John Chadwick (Author)

9781107503410, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 21 May 2015

662 pages
25 x 19 x 3.5 cm, 1.31 kg

In their 1953 book, Documents in Mycenaean Greek, Michael Ventris (1922–56) and John Chadwick (1920–98) demonstrated that the previously mysterious script Linear B was, in fact, a syllabic form of written Greek, thereby revolutionizing ancient history and linguistics. In this second edition, originally published in 1973, Chadwick examines how the study of the subject has expanded since 1953 and includes some of the material discovered since the initial publication. This book continues to be a valuable part of Classical scholarship and will be of interest to Classicists of every discipline.

List of illustrations
Preface
Foreword A. J. B. Wace
Part I. Script, Language and Culture: 1. Discovery and decipherment
2. The Mycenaean writing system
3. The Mycenaean language
4. The personal names
5. The evidence of the tablets
Part II. Selected Tablets: Explanatory notes on the presentation
6. Lists of personnel
7. Livestock and agricultural produce
8. Land ownership and land use
9. Proportional tribute and ritual offerings
10. Textiles, vessels and furniture
11. Metals and military equipment
Part III. Appendix I. Mycenaean vocabulary
Appendix II. Index of personal names
Bibliography
General index
Tablet concordances.

Subject Areas: Ancient history: to c 500 CE [HBLA]