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

In this second edition of Documents in Mycenaean Greek, Chadwick examines how the study of the subject has expanded since 1953.In their 1953 book, Documents in Mycenaean Greek, Michael Ventris and John Chadwick 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, Chadwick examines how the study of the subject has expanded since 1953.In their 1953 book, Documents in Mycenaean Greek, Michael Ventris and John Chadwick 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, Chadwick examines how the study of the subject has expanded since 1953.In their 1953 book, Documents in Mycenaean Greek, Michael Ventris (192256) and John Chadwick (192098) 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 persolC