These decipherments are generally works in progress; therefore, I invite debate about either definitions or decipherments.  Where possible, decipherments will include images of the transcriptions.

The Database of Mycenaean at Oslo (DAMOS) is an indispensable tool for searching Linear B (LinB) transcriptions by word, tablet, or scribe.

Note that each site, such as Knossos or Pylos, assigns a unique number to each transcription.  Then the transcriptions are assigned a two-lettered category according to context.  Therefore, while the categories may change, the number will not.   Many transcriptions may begin as  fragments, each of which is numbered.  When one fragment is added to another fragment to complete a transcription, it is called a “join”.  A transcription with one or more joins is noted as follows:  KN Fh 371 + 5448 or KN Fh 361 + 9069 + 9096 +.  Note that the plus sign at the end of a number indicates that the transcription is missing one or more fragments.  In the list of decipherments, however, a tablet with one or more joins will simply be noted with the first (main) number followed by a “+”.

Categorical Index | Numerical Index |
Inscribed Stirrup Jars (ISJs) | Seals |
Controversial Inscriptions |

CATEGORICAL INDEX

Bernstorff (BE), Germany

Corrected from my earlier, respective categorizations of RUngholt Zg 2 and 1.

• BE Zg 1 > a two-sided amber talisman
• BE Zg 2 > an amber talisman

Khania (KH)

• KHv Z- 4, 10, 18 > water pitchers

Knossos (KN)

• KN Db 1198+ > sheep husbandry
• KN Db 1232 > The “Lamb Tablet”
• KN Gg 702 > offerings of honey
• KN Ra 1548  > The “Pirates’ Tablet”
• KN V- 280  > The “Merchant’s Tablet”
• KN V- 684  > The “Spoils [of War] Tablet”
• KN Wm 8499 > The Philosopher’s Seal

Mycenae (MY) (pron. Mee-kenai)

Olympia (OL)

• OL Zh 1 > the Kafkania pebble

Psykhro (PSY)

• PSY 1 > a bi-script, tomb marker from Psykhro, Crete

Pylos (PY) (pron.  Pee-los)

• PY An 654
• PY Cc 665 > shrine livestock
• PY Ta 641 > the “Tripod Tablet”
• PY Ta 716 > an inventory of weapons
• PY Wr 1457  > a tripartite seal
• PY Wr 1480 > a tripartite seal

NUMERICAL INDEX

Bernstorff (BE), Germany

Corrected from my earlier, respective categorizations of RUngholt Zg 2 and 1.

• BE Zg 1 > a two-sided amber talisman
• BE Zg 2 > an amber talisman

Khania (KH)

• KHv Z- 4 > water pitcher
• KHv Z- 10 > water pitcher
• KHv Z- 18 > water pitcher

Knossos

• KN V- 280  > The “Merchant’s Tablet”
• KN V- 684  > The “Spoils [of War] Tablet”
• KN Gg 702 > offerings of honey
• KN Db 1198+ > sheep husbandry
• KN Db 1232 > The “Lamb Tablet”
• KN Ra 1548  > The “Pirates’ Tablet”
• KN Wm 8499 > The Philosopher’s Seal

Mycenae (MY) (pron. Mee-kenai)

Olympia (OL)

• OL Zh 1 > the Kafkania pebble

Psychros (PSY)

• PSY 1 > a bi-script, tomb marker from Psychro, Crete

Pylos (PY) (pron.  Pee-los)

• PY Ta 641 > The “Tripod Tablet”
• PY An 654
• PY Cc 665 > shrine livestock
• PY Ta 716 > an inventory of weapons
• PY Wr 1457  > a tripartite seal
• PY Wr 1480 > a tripartite seal

INSCRIBED STIRRUP JARS (ISJs)

ISJs are typically designated with a small /v/ after the location abbreviation.

• KHv Z- 4, 10, 18 > water pitchers

SEALS

• KN Wm 8499 > The Philosopher’s Seal
• PY Wr 1457  > three sided seal
• PY Wr 1480 > three-sided seal

CONTROVERSIAL INSCRIPTIONS

• BE Zg 1 > a two-sided amber talisman
• BE Zg 2 > an amber talisman
• OL Zh 1 > the Kafkania pebble
• PSY 1 > a bi-script, tomb marker from Psychro, Crete

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