OCR GCSE Classical Civilisation · J199
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The script used to write an early form of Greek on Mycenaean clay tablets, particularly for administrative records.
Revise: PalacesLinear B, the script used to write early Greek, survives on clay tablets recording palatial administration. Workshop inventories and transactions show that officials and scribes monitored goods and production. These records are evidence for government in practice, rather than simply for the ruler’s luxurious lifestyle.
- Revise: Linear B tablets
A writing system used by Mycenaean palace administrators to record an early form of Greek, using syllabic signs and signs representing items.
- Revise: Visual and Material Sources
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- Revise: Physical Analysis and Purpose of Material Remains
The script used to write an early form of Greek in Mycenaean administrative records.
- Revise: Methodological Challenges and Cultural Interpretation
The writing system used for Mycenaean Greek in palace administrative records.
- Revise: Historical Synthesis and Ancient Audience Reception
A writing system used to record an early form of Greek, surviving chiefly on clay tablets concerned with Mycenaean palace administration.