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Linear A
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KeyDo the Linear B sound values apply to the Linear A signs that share their shapes?
Most likelyThe shared signs kept their values when Linear B was adapted from Linear A, so Linear A can be pronounced…
What are the values of the Linear A fraction signs?
Most likelyThe fraction signs have the values proposed by Corazza and colleagues in 2021, a consistent set that makes…
KeyWhat language does Linear A record?
Open6 answers, none ahead
Does the Phaistos Disc record the same language as Linear A?
Open3 answers, none ahead
What can be learned of the grammar from the libation formula?
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