Linear B

English

Etymology

Named by British archaeologist Arthur Evans, to distinguish it from the other linear script, Linear A.

Proper noun

A syllabary used to write Mycenaean Greek in the second millennium BC, before the invention of the Greek alphabet.

Translations

syllabary used to write Mycenaean Greek

Armenian: please add this translation if you can
Chinese:
Mandarin: 線形文字B, 线形文字B (Xiànxíng Wénzì Bì)
Dutch: please add this translation if you can
Finnish: lineaari-B-kirjoitus
French: linéaire B (fr) m

Georgian: B-ხაზოვანი (B-xazovani)
German: Linearschrift B
Greek: Γραμμική Βʹ f (Grammikí Vʹ)
Spanish: Lineal B m
Turkish: please add this translation if you can

See also

Linear A
Category:Mycenaean Greek language

Anagrams

bar line, barline

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