Linear B Tablets

GPTKB entity

Statements (59)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Writer
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:Linear_B_script
gptkb:Mycenaean_culture
Aegean civilization
palatial centers
gptkbp:characters over 200 signs
gptkbp:date 1450 BC
gptkbp:discovered_by gptkb:Knossos
gptkbp:first_appearance gptkb:Michael_Ventris
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Linear B Tablets
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Minoan_civilization
Egyptian writing
Mesopotamian writing
gptkbp:is_found_in gptkb:Chania
gptkb:Thebes
gptkb:Pylos
gptkb:Mycenae
gptkb:archaeological_site
gptkb:Tiryns
gptkbp:is_significant_for Aegean archaeology
gptkbp:language gptkb:Mycenaean_Greek
gptkbp:number_of_tablets thousands
gptkbp:performed_in gptkb:Bronze_Age
gptkbp:preserved_by archaeological museums
gptkbp:primarily_written_on clay tablets
gptkbp:provides_information_on gptkb:administration
gptkb:religion
gptkb:trade
gptkb:economy
gptkb:society
gptkbp:related_to gptkb:Linear_A
gptkbp:script syllabic script
gptkbp:used_by gptkb:Mycenaean_Greeks
gptkbp:used_for gptkb:offerings
record keeping
place names
personal names
tax records
inventory lists
land ownership records
production records
shipping records
labor records
ceremonial records
gptkbp:used_in religious contexts
political contexts
administrative contexts
commercial contexts
gptkbp:was_a_demonstration_of gptkb:cultural_exchange
gptkb:government
gptkb:social_hierarchy
gptkb:trade_routes
gptkb:military_organization
political structure
economic structure
economic transactions
cult practices
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:The_Mycenaean_World
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7