Linear A tablet HT 87 (Haghia Triada), apparently in Mycenaean derived Greek:Linear A tablet HT 87 (Haghia Triada) is apparently inscribed in Mycenaean derived Greek. The literal translation and the free translation derived from it do make sense if we interpret the text as being Mycenaean derived Greek. The only word which is indecipherable is sa?supu -or- ni?supu. I cannot determine what the word is, since the syllabogram on the far left is left-truncated. It may be either ni or sa. On thing is certain: Prof. John G. Younger got it wrong. But it is probably an archaic proto-Greek word, which may mean something along the lines of “perfumed”, resulting in a translation “perfumed unguent”, of which 1 part is saffron. This makes sense in context.
Linear A tablet HT 87 (Haghia Triada), apparently in Mycenaean derived Greek
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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3 responses to “Linear A tablet HT 87 (Haghia Triada), apparently in Mycenaean derived Greek”
These Linear A tablets seem quite interesting Richard.
They sure do! And as you can see some of them are ACTUALLY incised in Mycenaean Greek, except that they use the Linear A instead of the Linear B syllabary… which means you can read them!
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