Heraklion Archaeological Museum - CollectiveAccess System : Tablets : Clay Linear B tablet [Π-Ν5451]

Clay Linear B tablet

Π-Ν5451

Clay

Mended and incomplete

Length: 11.6 cm. Height: 2.4 cm.

Knossos

Palace

Late Bronze Age. Final Palatial period, Late Minoan IΙΙA2 period.:

1375-1300 BC:

Gallery:

Case:

Exhibition thematic unit:

Late Bronze Age - Final Palatial period (1450-1300 BC). The Knossos monopalatial system

Economy and administration. Linear B script. Economic data

Description

Record of the annual levy of olive oil sent by Amnissos to the palace under the obligatory taxation system called apydosis (a-pu-do-si). This system was the main source of income for the palatial authority. It is worth noting that the numerous geographical toponyms recorded on the Knossian tablets attest to varying levels of control over most of the island. However, the tablets provide snapshots of economic life rather than the full range of productive activities of the period.

Bibliography:

Chadwick, J., Godart, L., Killen, J.T., Olivier, J.P., Sacconi, A., Sakellarakis, I.A. Corpus of Mycenaean Inscriptions from Knossos, Volume II (1064-4495). Cambridge University Press- Edizioni dell’Ateneo, 1990, 80 (tablet Fh 5451). Barton?k, Α. Handbuch des mykenischen Griechisch. Heidelberg, 2003, 514.

Author:

G. F.

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