# Nagy 1963: Greek-like Elements in Linear A

> Gregory Nagy, 1963. 3 records on Mysteries Department cite it. Origin of the Greek reading.

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# Greek-like Elements in Linear A

Gregory Nagy, 1963. _Greek, Roman and Byzantine Studies_.

An early argument that some Linear A words and endings look Greek, the starting point of the Greek reading.

**Linear A** ArticleChecked against the original0

## What it's used for here

Origin of the Greek reading.

## Cited by on this site 3 records

[Linear A records Greek or another Indo-European language ancestral to or close to Greek.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/linear-a/answers/ANS0CQHK73W25EH/linear-a-records-greek-or-another-indo-european-language)

Answer

ANS

[Some Linear A words and endings look Greek when read with Linear B values.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/linear-a/evidence/EVD0CQHK7KG6TPF/some-linear-a-words-and-endings-look-greek-when-read-with)

Evidence

EVD

[Linear A](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/linear-a)

The mystery article

MYS

## Cite it

```
Nagy, G. (1963). Greek-like Elements in Linear A. Greek, Roman and Byzantine Studies. https://grbs.library.duke.edu/article/viewFile/11991/4031
```

[Read it free at grbs.library.duke.edu](https://grbs.library.duke.edu/article/viewFile/11991/4031)

Key

**SRC** 0CQHJZHP071A

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27 Oct 2026, for editors

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