Linear A
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Languages | 'Minoan' (unknown) |
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Sister system | Cretan hieroglyphs |
Status | Extinct |
Direction | Left-to-right |
Child systems | Linear B |
Cypro-Minoan syllabary | |
Date of Reg. | |
Date of Upd. | |
ID | 2471425 |
About Linear A
Linear A is a writing system used by the Minoans from 1800 to 1450 BCE to write the hypothesized Minoan language. Linear A was the primary script used in palace and religious writings of the Minoan civilization. It was discovered by archaeologist Sir Arthur Evans.