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Plaster Cast of a Minoan Linear B Tablet

1913.02.0012

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Basic Information

Artifact Identification Plaster Cast of a Minoan Linear B Tablet   (1913.02.0012)
Classification/
Nomenclature
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Artist/Maker E. Gillieron
Geographic Location
Period Minoan, Late Bronze Age
Date 1700–1100 BCE
Culture Minoan

Physical Analysis

Dimension 1 (Length) 12.6 cm
Dimension 2 (Width) 2.8 cm
Dimension 3 (Depth) 1.5 cm
Weight 43 g
Measuring Remarks N/A
Materials Plaster
Manufacturing Processes Cast

Research Remarks

Description

KN DC 1298
Transliteration
1. ki-ri-jo-te
2. a-te-mo , / e-ra , OVISm 93 pe OVISm 7

Translation
1. adj.?
2. MN PN? M. SHEEP 93 old M. SHEEP 7

Comment
The 'Da-Dg' series are those which have tallies of livestock and Agricultural produce. There seems to have been four groups of domesticated animals at the palaces; oxen, goat, sheep and pig. Two other animals are also mentioned frequently, the horse and deer. The purpose of these tablets seem to be alllocations or contributions, because of the number of animals involved. Tablets Dc1298 and Dd 1171 record allocations/contributions of sheep -- in Dc1298 , the sheep are described as 'male' and 'old male'; in Dd 1171, 'female' and again 'old male'. The place names given are in the dative case, suggesting that the tablets recorded the number of sheep at a particular place.
Published Description Under Review
Bibliography

Wood, Heidi, "Casts of Linear B Tablets in the World Heritage Museum. A Translation and Short Commentary", UIUC Paper, April, 1978.

Artifact History

Credit Line/Dedication Classical Museum Purchase
Reproduction yes, Originals are from the palace at Knossos.

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