The Minoan language is the language (or languages) of the ancient Minoan civilization of Crete written in the Cretan hieroglyphs and later in the Linear A syllabary. As the Cretan hieroglyphs are undeciphered and Linear A only partly deciphered, the Minoan language is …

2020年4月1日 · In what might surely be viewed as one of the potentially great breakthroughs in linguistics in recent years, scientists have finally deciphered the ancient Minoan Language known as “Linear A“, a previously untranslated ancient writing system used from 1800 to 1450 BCE. A new technique using, of all things, a vast collection of commerce ...

Linear A does not appear to encode any known language. The placeholder term Minoan language is often used, though it is not certain that the texts are all in the same language. [5] [91] Minoan appears to be agglutinative, making copious use of prefixes and suffixes.

2021年6月5日 · Over the past few decades, researchers have laid out several theories behind the Minoan language’s structure. Some claim it’s similar to Indo-European (like ancient Anatolian languages, Greek and nearly every other language found today in Europe). Experts have also guessed that it belongs to the Semitic group, like Hebrew or ancient Egyptian.

2023年8月20日 · The Minoan language known as “Linear A” may finally be deciphered with the help of the internet which can be used to uncover previously-hidden links to the much-better understood Linear B language. Linear B developed later in the prehistoric period.

decipherment of Mycenaean makes it possible to pronounce most of the Minoan syllabary ( § 114); (2) virtual bilinguals provide opening wedges for identifying the Minoan language (§§115-116); (3) contextual evidence (§§117-123) yields Northwest Semitic readings known from comparable Phoenician inscriptions

2023年8月3日 · From the 16th century BCE, trade with the Minoan civilization on Crete is evidenced by finds of artefacts bearing Linear A script, as well as other elements of Cretan culture such as measuring weights, Minoan pottery, Minoan-like frescoes, and examples of …

2025年1月24日 · Linear A and Linear B, linear forms of writing used by certain Aegean civilizations during the 2nd millennium bc. Linear A is attested in Crete and on some Aegean islands from approximately 1850 bc to 1400 bc. Its relation to the so-called hieroglyphic Minoan script is uncertain. It is a syllabic

The Minoan language, encapsulated in the still undeciphered Linear A script, remains one of the great linguistic mysteries of the ancient world. Its potential influence on the Aegean and broader Mediterranean civilizations, while intangible, suggests a rich tapestry of cultural and linguistic exchange in the Bronze Age .

Minoan Language (c. 2000-1400 B.C.) The excavation of Knossos by Arthur Evans, and a century of subsequent research on Minoan Crete, has uncovered c.2,000 Minoan inscriptions. An epigraphic study, transferring the sound values from Mycenaean Linear B to Minoan Linear A as a working hypothesis, has made it possible to “read” the Minoan language.