Editing Linear B (section)

===Syllabic signs===
The grid developed during decipherment by [[Michael Ventris]] and [[John Chadwick]] of phonetic values for syllabic signs is shown below.<ref>Ventris and Chadwick (1973), Fig. 4 on page 23 states the "Proposed values of the Mycenaean syllabary", which is mainly the same as the table included in this article. The "grid" from which it came, which was built up in "successive stages", is shown in Fig. 3 on page 20.</ref> (Note that "q" represents the labialized velar stops {{IPA|[ɡʷ, kʷ, kʷʰ]}}, not the uvular stop of the IPA, whereas "j" does represent the IPA [[voiced palatal approximant]] [j], represented by the letter "y" in English words such as "yes" and "yoke".)

Initial consonants are in the leftmost column; vowels are in the top row beneath the title. The transcription of the syllable, which may not have been pronounced that way, is listed next to the sign along with Bennett's identifying [[number]] for the sign preceded by an asterisk (as was Ventris' and Chadwick's convention).<ref group="note">In the Unicode character names, Bennett's number has been rendered into a three-digit code by padding with initial zeros and preceding with a B (for "Linear B").</ref> If the transcription of the sign remains uncertain, Bennett's number serves to identify the sign.<ref>Ventris and Chadwick (1973), Fig. 9 on page 41 states Bennett's numbers from 1 through 87 opposite the signs being numbered. The table includes variants from Knossos, Pylos, Mycenae and Thebes opposite the same numbers.</ref> The signs on the tablets and sealings often show considerable variation from each other and from the representations below. Discovery of the reasons for the variation and possible semantic differences is a topic of ongoing debate in Mycenaean studies.

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! colspan=11 | Recognised signs of shape V, CV<ref group="note">In [[linguistics]] C and V in this type of context stand for [[consonant]] and [[vowel]].</ref>
|-
!
! colspan=2 |''-a''
! colspan=2 |''-e''
! colspan=2 |''-i''
! colspan=2 |''-o''
! colspan=2 |''-u''
|-
!
| style="font-size: 200%;" | {{Lang|gmy-Linb|𐀀}} [[File:Linear B Syllable B008 A.svg|class=skin-invert]]
|''a''
''*08''
| style="font-size: 200%;" | {{Lang|gmy-Linb|𐀁}} [[File:Linear B Syllable B038 E.svg|class=skin-invert]]
|''e''
''*38''
| style="font-size: 200%;" | {{Lang|gmy-Linb|𐀂}} [[File:Linear B Syllable B028 I.svg|class=skin-invert]]
|''i''
''*28''
| style="font-size: 200%;" | {{Lang|gmy-Linb|𐀃}} [[File:Linear B Syllable B061 O.svg|class=skin-invert]]
|''o''
''*61''
| style="font-size: 200%;" | {{Lang|gmy-Linb|𐀄}} [[File:Linear B Syllable B010 U.svg|class=skin-invert]]
|''u''
''*10''
|-
!''d-''
| style="font-size: 200%;" | {{Lang|gmy-Linb|𐀅}} [[File:Linear B Syllable B001 DA.svg|class=skin-invert]]
|''da''
''*01''
| style="font-size: 200%;" | {{Lang|gmy-Linb|𐀆}} [[File:Linear B Syllable B045 DE.svg|class=skin-invert]]
|''de''
''*45''
| style="font-size: 200%;" | {{Lang|gmy-Linb|𐀇}} [[File:Linear B Syllable B007 DI.svg|class=skin-invert]]
|''di''
''*07''
| style="font-size: 200%;" | {{Lang|gmy-Linb|𐀈}} [[File:Linear B Syllable B014 DO.svg|class=skin-invert]]
|''do''
''*14''
| style="font-size: 200%;" | {{Lang|gmy-Linb|𐀉}} [[File:Linear B Syllable B051 DU.svg|class=skin-invert]]
|''du''
''*51''
|-
!''j-''
| style="font-size: 200%;" | {{Lang|gmy-Linb|𐀊}} [[File:Linear B Syllable B057 JA.svg|class=skin-invert]]
|''ja''
''*57''
| style="font-size: 200%;" | {{Lang|gmy-Linb|𐀋}} [[File:Linear B Syllable B046 JE.svg|class=skin-invert]]
|''je''
''*46''
| colspan=2 |
| style="font-size: 200%;" | {{Lang|gmy-Linb|𐀍}} [[File:Linear B Syllable B036 JO.svg|class=skin-invert]]
|''jo''
''*36''
| colspan=2 |
|-
!''k-''
| style="font-size: 200%;" | {{Lang|gmy-Linb|𐀏}} [[File:Linear B Syllable B077 KA.svg|class=skin-invert]]
|''ka''
''*77''
| style="font-size: 200%;" | {{Lang|gmy-Linb|𐀐}} [[File:Linear B Syllable B044 KE.svg|class=skin-invert]]
|''ke''
''*44''
| style="font-size: 200%;" | {{Lang|gmy-Linb|𐀑}} [[File:Linear B Syllable B067 KI.svg|class=skin-invert]]
|''ki''
''*67''
| style="font-size: 200%;" | {{Lang|gmy-Linb|𐀒}} [[File:Linear B Syllable B070 KO.svg|class=skin-invert]]
|''ko''
''*70''
| style="font-size: 200%;" | {{Lang|gmy-Linb|𐀓}} [[File:Linear B Syllable B081 KU.svg|class=skin-invert]]
|''ku''
''*81''
|-
!''m-''
| style="font-size: 200%;" | {{Lang|gmy-Linb|𐀔}} [[File:Linear B Syllable B080 MA.svg|class=skin-invert]]
|''ma''
''*80''
| style="font-size: 200%;" | {{Lang|gmy-Linb|𐀕}} [[File:Linear B Syllable B013 ME.svg|class=skin-invert]]
|''me''
''*13''
| style="font-size: 200%;" | {{Lang|gmy-Linb|𐀖}} [[File:Linear B Syllable B073 MI.svg|class=skin-invert]]
|''mi''
''*73''
| style="font-size: 200%;" | {{Lang|gmy-Linb|𐀗}} [[File:Linear B Syllable B015 MO.svg|class=skin-invert]]
|''mo''
''*15''
| style="font-size: 200%;" | {{Lang|gmy-Linb|𐀘}} [[File:Linear B Syllable B023 MU.svg|class=skin-invert]]
|''mu''
''*23''
|-
!''n-''
| style="font-size: 200%;" | {{Lang|gmy-Linb|𐀙}} [[File:Linear B Syllable B006 NA.svg|class=skin-invert]]
|''na''
''*06''
| style="font-size: 200%;" | {{Lang|gmy-Linb|𐀚}} [[File:Linear B Syllable B024 NE.svg|class=skin-invert]]
|''ne''
''*24''
| style="font-size: 200%;" | {{Lang|gmy-Linb|𐀛}} [[File:Linear B Syllable B030 NI.svg|class=skin-invert]]
|''ni''
''*30''
| style="font-size: 200%;" | {{Lang|gmy-Linb|𐀜}} [[File:Linear B Syllable B052 NO.svg|class=skin-invert]]
|''no''
''*52''
| style="font-size: 200%;" | {{Lang|gmy-Linb|𐀝}} [[File:Linear B Syllable B055 NU.svg|class=skin-invert]]
|''nu''
''*55''
|-
!''p-''
| style="font-size: 200%;" | {{Lang|gmy-Linb|𐀞}} [[File:Linear B Syllable B003 PA.svg|class=skin-invert]]
|''pa''
''*03''
| style="font-size: 200%;" | {{Lang|gmy-Linb|𐀟}} [[File:Linear B Syllable B072 PE.svg|class=skin-invert]]
|''pe''
''*72''
| style="font-size: 200%;" | {{Lang|gmy-Linb|𐀠}} [[File:Linear B Syllable B039 PI.svg|class=skin-invert]]
|''pi''
''*39''
| style="font-size: 200%;" | {{Lang|gmy-Linb|𐀡}} [[File:Linear B Syllable B011 PO.svg|class=skin-invert]]
|''po''
''*11''
| style="font-size: 200%;" | {{Lang|gmy-Linb|𐀢}} [[File:Linear B Syllable B050 PU.svg|class=skin-invert]]
|''pu''
''*50''
|-
!''q-''
| style="font-size: 200%;" | {{Lang|gmy-Linb|𐀣}} [[File:Linear B Syllable B016 QA.svg|class=skin-invert]]
|''qa''
''*16''
| style="font-size: 200%;" | {{Lang|gmy-Linb|𐀤}} [[File:Linear B Syllable B078 QE.svg|class=skin-invert]]
|''qe''
''*78''
| style="font-size: 200%;" | {{Lang|gmy-Linb|𐀥}} [[File:Linear B Syllable B021 QI.svg|class=skin-invert]]
|''qi''
''*21''
| style="font-size: 200%;" | {{Lang|gmy-Linb|𐀦}} [[File:Linear B Syllable B032 QO.svg|class=skin-invert]]
|''qo''
''*32''
|colspan=2|
|-
!''r-''
| style="font-size: 200%;" | {{Lang|gmy-Linb|𐀨}} [[File:Linear B Syllable B060 RA.svg|class=skin-invert]]
|''ra''
''*60''
| style="font-size: 200%;" | {{Lang|gmy-Linb|𐀩}} [[File:Linear B Syllable B028 RE.svg|class=skin-invert]]
|''re''
''*27''
| style="font-size: 200%;" | {{Lang|gmy-Linb|𐀪}} [[File:Linear B Syllable B053 RI.svg|class=skin-invert]]
|''ri''
''*53''
| style="font-size: 200%;" | {{Lang|gmy-Linb|𐀫}} [[File:Linear B Syllable B002 RO.svg|class=skin-invert]]
|''ro''
''*02''
| style="font-size: 200%;" | {{Lang|gmy-Linb|𐀬}} [[File:Linear B Syllable B026 RU.svg|class=skin-invert]]
|''ru''
''*26''
|-
!''s-''
| style="font-size: 200%;" | {{Lang|gmy-Linb|𐀭}} [[File:Linear B Syllable B031 SA.svg|class=skin-invert]]
|''sa''
''*31''
| style="font-size: 200%;" | {{Lang|gmy-Linb|𐀮}} [[File:Linear B Syllable B009 SE.svg|class=skin-invert]]
|''se''
''*09''
| style="font-size: 200%;" | {{Lang|gmy-Linb|𐀯}} [[File:Linear B Syllable B041 SI.svg|class=skin-invert]]
|''si''
''*41''
| style="font-size: 200%;" | {{Lang|gmy-Linb|𐀰}} [[File:Linear B Syllable B012 SO.svg|class=skin-invert]]
|''so''
''*12''
| style="font-size: 200%;" | {{Lang|gmy-Linb|𐀱}} [[File:Linear B Syllable B058 SU.svg|class=skin-invert]]
|''su''
''*58''
|-
!''t-''
| style="font-size: 200%;" | {{Lang|gmy-Linb|𐀲}} [[File:Linear B Syllable B059 TA.svg|class=skin-invert]]
|''ta''
''*59''
| style="font-size: 200%;" | {{Lang|gmy-Linb|𐀳}} [[File:Linear B Syllable B004 TE.svg|class=skin-invert]]
|''te''
''*04''
| style="font-size: 200%;" | {{Lang|gmy-Linb|𐀴}} [[File:Linear B Syllable B037 TI.svg|class=skin-invert]]
|''ti''
''*37''
| style="font-size: 200%;" | {{Lang|gmy-Linb|𐀵}} [[File:Linear B Syllable B005 TO.svg|class=skin-invert]]
|''to''
''*05''
| style="font-size: 200%;" | {{Lang|gmy-Linb|𐀶}} [[File:Linear B Syllable B069 TU.svg|class=skin-invert]]
|''tu''
''*69''
|-
!''w-''
| style="font-size: 200%;" | {{Lang|gmy-Linb|𐀷}} [[File:Linear B Syllable B054 WA.svg|class=skin-invert]]
|''wa''
''*54''
| style="font-size: 200%;" | {{Lang|gmy-Linb|𐀸}} [[File:Linear B Syllable B075 WE.svg|class=skin-invert]]
|''we''
''*75''
| style="font-size: 200%;" | {{Lang|gmy-Linb|𐀹}} [[File:Linear B Syllable B040 WI.svg|class=skin-invert]]
|''wi''
''*40''
| style="font-size: 200%;" | {{Lang|gmy-Linb|𐀺}} [[File:Linear B Syllable B042 WO.svg|class=skin-invert]]
|''wo''
''*42''
|colspan=2|
|-
!''z-''
| style="font-size: 200%;" | {{Lang|gmy-Linb|𐀼}} [[File:Linear B Syllable B017 ZA.svg|class=skin-invert]]
|''za''
''*17''
| style="font-size: 200%;" | {{Lang|gmy-Linb|𐀽}} [[File:Linear B Syllable B074 ZE.svg|class=skin-invert]]
|''ze''
''*74''
|colspan=2 |
| style="font-size: 200%;" | {{Lang|gmy-Linb|𐀿}} [[File:Linear B Syllable B020 ZO.svg|class=skin-invert]]
|''zo''
''*20''
|colspan=2 |
|}