Linear B
- a form of Bronze Age writing discovered on tablets in Crete, dating from c.1400 to 1200 BC. In 1952 it was shown to be a syllabic script composed of linear signs, derived from Linear A and older Minoan scripts, representing a form of Mycenaean Greek.B类线形文字(青铜器时代的一种书写形式, 发现于希腊克里特岛的刻写板上, 上溯至公元前约1400至1200年间; 1952年经证明为一种由线形符号组成的音节文字, 派生自A类线形文字和更为古老的弥诺斯文字, 被认为是一种迈锡尼希腊语)。