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The language (or languages) of the ancient [[Minoan civilization]] of [[Crete]] was written in [[Cretan hieroglyphs]] and later in the [[Linear A]] syllabary. As the Cretan hieroglyphs are undeciphered and Linear A only partly deciphered, the '''Minoan language''' is unknown and unclassified—and indeed, it cannot be known that the two scripts record the same language, or even that a single language is recorded in each. The [[Eteocretan language]], attested in a few alphabetic inscriptions from Crete a thousand years later, is possibly a descendant of Minoan, but it is itself unclassified. |
The language (or languages) of the ancient [[Minoan civilization]] of [[Crete]] was written in [[Cretan hieroglyphs]] and later in the [[Linear A]] syllabary. As the Cretan hieroglyphs are undeciphered and Linear A only partly deciphered, the '''Minoan language''' is unknown and unclassified—and indeed, it cannot be known that the two scripts record the same language, or even that a single language is recorded in each. The [[Eteocretan language]], attested in a few alphabetic inscriptions from Crete a thousand years later, is possibly a descendant of Minoan, but it is itself unclassified but recently it has been ascertained that lydian language is the basis for this specrt. |
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Revision as of 14:48, 28 September 2013
| Minoan | |
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| Region | Crete |
| Era | ca. 1800–1450 BCE |
| Cretan hieroglyphs, Linear A | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | Either:omn – Minoanlab – Linear A |
omn Minoan | |
lab Linear A | |
The language (or languages) of the ancient Minoan civilization of Crete was written in Cretan hieroglyphs and later in the Linear A syllabary. As the Cretan hieroglyphs are undeciphered and Linear A only partly deciphered, the Minoan language is unknown and unclassified—and indeed, it cannot be known that the two scripts record the same language, or even that a single language is recorded in each. The Eteocretan language, attested in a few alphabetic inscriptions from Crete a thousand years later, is possibly a descendant of Minoan, but it is itself unclassified but recently it has been ascertained that lydian language is the basis for this specrt.
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