Linear A script

GPTKB entity

Statements (59)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Writer
gptkbp:can_be_found_in tablets
vases
stone inscriptions
clay tablets
gptkbp:consists_of syllabic signs
gptkbp:contains logograms
gptkbp:date approximately 1800 BC
gptkbp:developed_by ancient Crete
gptkbp:has_influence_on later Greek scripts
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Linear A script
gptkbp:is_associated_with gptkb:rituals
economic transactions
palatial centers
trade records
Minoan trade networks
gptkbp:is_considered a mystery
a significant archaeological find
an ancient script
a key to understanding Minoan civilization
predecessor of Linear B
gptkbp:is_considered_to_be a syllabary
gptkbp:is_found_in gptkb:Knossos
gptkb:archaeological_site
gptkb:Phaistos
gptkb:seals
archaeological museums
Mallia
Cretan palaces
gptkbp:is_not_deciphered gptkb:true
gptkbp:is_not_deciphered_by gptkb:scholars
gptkbp:is_part_of gptkb:Minoan_culture
Aegean civilization
Aegean scripts
ancient writing systems
Minoan writing systems
gptkbp:is_related_to gptkb:Linear_B_script
gptkb:Phoenician_alphabet
gptkb:Minotaur
Minoan architecture
Minoan religion
Minoan society
ancient scripts of the Aegean
gptkbp:is_studied_in gptkb:Linguistics
gptkb:archaeologists
epigraphists
gptkbp:is_used_by Minoan elites
gptkbp:is_used_for record keeping
administrative records
administrative purposes
gptkbp:is_used_in gptkb:Ancient_Greek
gptkb:literature
gptkb:sacred_texts
ceremonial contexts
gptkbp:used_by gptkb:Minoan_civilization
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Linear_B_script
gptkb:Minoan_culture
gptkb:Arthur_Evans
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6