In December 1963, Gregory Nagy of Harvard University developed a list of Linear A and Linear B terms based on the assumption “that signs of identical or similar shape in the two scripts will represent similar or identical phonetic values”; Nagy concluded that the language of Linear A bears “Greek-like” and Indo- …

Who invented Linear A and B?

structure of a language was Linear B, a Mycenaean Greek orthography developed about 1400 bce and deciphered in 1952 by Michael Ventris, an English architect and cryptographer.

Where have examples of Linear A been found?

Most examples of Linear A have been found on clay tablets. Other examples have been identified on pottery sherds, seal-stones, steatite seals and pendants, and inscribed building blocks.