Fractions and food rations in Linear A

P.C.H. Schrijver

doi:10.1515/kadmos-2014-0001

Fractions and food rations in Linear A

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Abstract

The numerical values of fractional symbols used in texts written in the Linear A script (Cret, second millennium BC) are determined. These values are applied to a number of texts from Hagia Triada that deal with food rations.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1-44
Number of pages	44
Journal	Kadmos
Volume	53
Issue number	1/2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1515/kadmos-2014-0001
Publication status	Published - 2014

Keywords

Linear A, fractions, food rations, Bronze Age Greece

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