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Clay Linear B tablet

Π-Ν133
Clay
Mended
Length: 13.9 cm. Height: 27 cm. Thickness 1.5 cm.
Knossos
Palace, Magazine 14
Late Bronze Age. Final Palatial period, Late Minoan IΙΙA2 period.:
1375-1300 BC:
Gallery:
IX
Case:
95
Exhibition thematic unit:
Late Bronze Age - Final Palatial period (1450-1300 BC). The Knossos monopalatial system
Economy and administration. Linear B script. Writing and administration
Description
Palm-leaf tablet recording 25 packages of high-quality tunics decorated with white “nails”. The tunics were intended for the class of military officials with the title of “followers” (e-qe-ta / ?πέτας). Found in the area of the West Magazines, the centre of scribal activity during the final phase of use of the Knossian palace.
Bibliography:
Chadwick, J., Godart, L., Killen, J.T., Olivier, J.P., Sacconi, A., Sakellarakis, I.A. Corpus of Mycenaean Inscriptions from Knossos, Volume I (1-1063). Cambridge University Press- Edizioni dell’Ateneo, 205 (tablet Ld(1) 571).
Author:
G. F.


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