The New Documents in Mycenaean Greek
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Edited by: John T. Killen
Contributing Author: Maurizio Del Freo
This book contains the new edition of Documents in Mycenaean Greek, the most important reference work for Linear B studies.
Edited by J. T. Killen, Emeritus Professor of Mycenaean Greek, Cambridge University, the new edition brings together the contributions of fourteen leading experts in the field and offers, after fifty years, an up-to-date overview of studies on Mycenaean texts, as well as a new glossary, complete with all the words found in the Linear B documents discovered after 1973.
Volume 1: Introductory Essays
The first volume describes the archaeological and historical context of the documents, the discovery and decipherment of Linear B, the other Aegean writing systems, the nature of Linear B documents and the characteristics of the Mycenaean dialect. It also contains a series of chapters on Mycenaean geography, society, economy and religion.
Volume 2. Selected Tablets and Endmatter
The second volume contains the translation, interpretation and commentary of over three hundred Linear B tablets, organised by themes.
