The Linear B script was a syllabary used in ancient Greece during the Bronze Age. It was used to write the Mycenaean Greek language.

The Linear B script was used during the Late Bronze Age in Greece, from around 1400 to 1200 BCE.

The Linear B script was used to write the Mycenaean Greek language, an early form of Greek spoken in mainland Greece during the Bronze Age.

The Linear B script consists of 88 symbols, including syllabic signs, ideograms, and punctuation marks.

Michael Ventris, a British architect and amateur linguist, deciphered the Linear B script in 1952.

The Pylos Tablet, discovered in 1939, was a key artifact in the decipherment of the Linear B script. It contained a large number of Linear B inscriptions, which provided valuable clues to the script's structure and meaning.

The majority of Linear B texts are economic in nature, recording transactions, inventories, and other administrative matters.

The Linear B script was used in mainland Greece, Crete, and Cyprus during the Late Bronze Age.

The Greek alphabet was derived from the Linear B script around the 8th century BCE. The Greek alphabet is an alphabetic script, while the Linear B script is a syllabary.

The Linear B script is significant because it provides insights into the Mycenaean civilization, it is the earliest known form of Greek writing, and it is one of the few surviving Bronze Age scripts.