Rita Robert’s Translation of Knossos KN 739 Bj 01, the Famous “Interior Decorators” Tablet This is a famous Linear B tablet, one of the earliest to be deciphered by Michael Ventris and his colleague and close friend, Dr. John Chadwick, who outlived Ventris by over 40 years. Click to ENLARGE this tablet:For me this tablet brings to mind a picture of a girl and boy “maybe apprentices” helping the women interior decorators. One can imagine the wonderful colours the Minoans were so famous for. We only need to see the glorious frescoes to imagine what these interior decorators were capable of. The inside of Knossos Palace must have been a delight to look upon. Rita Roberts
Rita Robert’s Translation of Knossos KN 739 Bj 01, the Famous “Interior Decorators” Tablet
Sappho, spelled (in the dialect spoken by the poet) Psappho, (born c. 610, Lesbos, Greece — died c. 570 BCE). A lyric poet greatly admired in all ages for the beauty of her writing style.
Her language contains elements from Aeolic vernacular and poetic tradition, with traces of epic vocabulary familiar to readers of Homer. She has the ability to judge critically her own ecstasies and grief, and her emotions lose nothing of their force by being recollected in tranquillity.
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2 responses to “Rita Robert’s Translation of Knossos KN 739 Bj 01, the Famous “Interior Decorators” Tablet”
Congrats, Rita! Ten thumbs up! That is a ltot of thumbs!!! 5 people.
Thanks for posting this translation Richard.