Take a look at Gretchen Leonhardt’s solid an convincing translation of Pylos Tablet PY Ta 716. I shall be posting my own translation of the same tablet very shortly. Meanwhile, KUDOS to Gretchen on her truly fine decipherment.
Richard
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 “The Decipherment of Linear B: PY Ta 716”
I agree with you Richard !. Nice translation from Gretchen which included some references.
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