Linear B

Syllabic script used for writing Mycenaean Greek Linear BScript type Syllabary with additional ideogramsPeriodc. 1450–1200 BCStatusExtinctDirectionLeft-to-right LanguagesMycenaean GreekRelated scriptsParent systemsLinear ALinear BSister systemsCypro-Minoan syllabaryISO 15924ISO 15924Linb (401), ​Linear BUnicodeUnicode aliasLinear BUnicode rangeU+10000–U+1007F (syllabary)U+10080–U+100FF (ideograms) This article contains phonetic transcriptions in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA). For an introductory guide on IPA symbols, see Help:IPA. For the distinction between [ ], / / and ⟨ ⟩, see IPA § Brackets and transcription delimiters. Linear B is a syllabic script that was used for writing in Mycenaean Greek, the earliest attested form of the Greek language. The script predates the Greek alphabet by several centuries, the earliest known examples dating to around 1450 BC. It is adapted from the earlier Linear A, an undeciphered script, perhaps used for writing the Minoan language, as is the later Cypriot syllabary, which also recorded Greek. Linear B, found mainly in the palace archives at Knossos, Kydonia, Pylos, Thebes and Mycenae, disappeared with the fall of the My