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There are ancient forms found in Linear B that have to be preserved in some sections of the Iliad to preserve the dactylic hexameter, like wanax. This gives mor
by kurupt213 4y ago
There are ancient forms found in Linear B that have to be preserved in some sections of the Iliad to preserve the dactylic hexameter, like wanax. This gives more credence to a continuity of the Greek language from the Mycenaean Bronze Age
- thaumasiotes 4y agoThose are forms we knew about before we knew anything about Linear B; they are not independently evidence that we are reading the Linear B correctly. When you hallucinate material, it's not surprising that you hallucinate something you're already familiar with. It's even less surprising in a context like this, where a proposal that "this is Bronze Age Greek!" is more or less required to include reconstructed Bronze Age forms. Who's going to take it seriously otherwise?
- kurupt213 4y agoI’ve never seen this take. I was following that dutch philologist’s attempt to decode Linear A thinking it was luwian. Woudhuizen or something? Is there no evidence of similar place names in Linear A and B?