Digital enhancement of Linear A & B tablets: # 1 Linear A tablet ZA 14 (Zakros)So many photographs of both Linear A and B tablets on the Internet are of such poor quality that they are often practically illegible, even when the entire inscriptions are extant. Photos are underexposed, fuzzy and off-colour. I have taken it upon myself to correct as many of these flaws as I possibly can. The results are sometimes nothing short of spectacular and usually very good. I hope everyone who uses them enjoys them to the fullest. You have my permission to reproduce them, but please do not alter their appearance. The amount of work I have to pour into each digitization can run to at least one hour.
Digital enhancement of Linear A & B tablets: # 1 Linear A tablet ZA 14 (Zakros)
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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4 responses to “Digital enhancement of Linear A & B tablets: # 1 Linear A tablet ZA 14 (Zakros)”
Brilliant Richard, This I am sure will help others who are interested in Linear A and Linear B, including me of course.
Indeed! And as you can see, there are lots of Mycenaean words in Linear A, which means YOU can read those words.
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