https://digitalexhibits.hollins.edu/files/original/39e7d5f773141d03de30ae90ba2851a8.JPG ce425742e7f5637674caf087a41fd435 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Greek in the Wild: Inscriptions Explained Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Images provided for non-commercial research and reference use only. No permission is required from the rights-holder(s) for educational uses. For other uses, you need to obtain permission from the rights-holder(s). Should you have use questions or any legal concerns about this image or collection, please contact the library. Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Ancient Greece Description An account of the resource The Archaic, Classical, and Hellenistic works of art in this collection were all displayed with an accompanying inscription in ancient Greek. The interaction between the visual image and inscribed text can illuminate the function, meaning, and impact of the artistic object. The inscriptions are epitaphs, dedications, signatures, historical records, and literary records that contextualize the artistic production of ancient Greece in a variety of ways. <a href="http://digitalexhibits.hollins.edu/exhibits/show/greekinthewild/introduction">View the interactive exhibit</a>. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Pria Jackson, Amanda McVey, Amelia Verkerk, Tina Salowey Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource [unknown] Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Knosós, Iráklion, Crete, Greece Crete, Greece Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived DĀMOS: Database of Mycenaean at Oslo, "KN Co 903 (107)", https://www2.hf.uio.no/damos/Index/item/chosen_item_id/834 Subject The topic of the resource Greece, Ancient Tablet Linear B Language A language of the resource Ancient Greek Type The nature or genre of the resource writing boards (tablets); utilitarian objects Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context knossos_linearB Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1500 BCE Title A name given to the resource Knossos Tablet ( KN 903) Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Pria Jackson Description An account of the resource This oblong clay tablet is between 0.1 and 0.15m (4-6 inches) long and has been inscribed with Linear B. This script is a syllabic representation of ancient Greek that was used before the Phonecian alphabet arrived. Many of the tablets that have survived are ledgers of goods and animals. Clay tablets were the choice writing surface for these ledgers because the numbers on them could be erased and rewritten as often as their correlating contents circulated. These tablets were never meant to be permanent. Yet many have survived to this day because whenever there was a fire that destroyed the buildings in which these tablets were stored, the clay tablets would harden as if in a kiln and preserve what was last written. A perfect snapshot of an ancient market. This particular tablet comes from the Knossos Palace on the island of Crete. There were actually two fires at this site. This tablet was hardened during the first fire around 1500 BCE. TRANSCRIBED: wa-to a-ko-ra-ja OVIS:m 60 OVIS:f 270 CAP:m 49 / CAP:f 130 SUS:m 17 SUS:f 41 BOS:m 2 BOS:f 4 TRANSLATION: "Wato Agora: 60 male sheep, 270 female sheep, 49 male goats, 130 female goats, 17 male pigs, 41 female pigs, 2 male cows, 4 female cows." Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource clay fires; inscriptions Relation A related resource Part of <a href="http://digitalexhibits.hollins.edu/exhibits/show/greekinthewild/introduction">Greek in the Wild: Inscriptions Explained</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Images provided for non-commercial research and reference use only. No permission is required from the rights-holder(s) for educational uses. For other uses, you need to obtain permission from the rights-holder(s). Should you have use questions or any legal concerns about this image or collection, please contact the <a href="http://presslib.hollins.edu/">Wyndham Robertson Library</a>. bronze age Cretian greek in the wild Linear B tablet