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CRITICAL NOTES ON THE LINEAR TEXTS IN SCRIPT B
Only rarely is there occasion to question the accuracy of the transcripts made by AE from the originals. But fuller
acquaintance with the signary and the vocabulary makes probable a few emendations; and perhaps there are
others to be made.
i. Damaged and difficult to read. 1. 2: [J may be jj^.
1.8: |2| may be ft
1. 9: only the fifth sign is legible: AE read V for the first;
I- for the second.
1. 10: the numeral may be '.
1. 11: numeral for '' for lack of space ?
16. 1. 2: the fourth sign is variant of 7.
17. 1. 1: first sign Y; 1. 2: first sign jy^.
18. 1. 1: first sign *f or 7; 1. 2: first sign 7: numeral lost;
final sign of second word V.
19 a. 1. 1: third sign jjj.
20 a. 1. 1: first sign "P; cf. 3 for this word.
21. 1. 1: punctuation mark after first word.
22. first word may be restored from 2.
25. first word, last sign is t ; in PM IV, fig. 609 b, the
numeral at end of 1. 1 should be '.
27. 1. 1: first sign may be A but cf. A/^f 799 a, b.
1. 2: restore the first word from 5, 6, 13.
28. 1. 1: second sign perhaps pi.
31. second sign T or *f.
33. 1. 1: first stroke may be T? ; cf. 911.
34. 1. 1: second sign is ?.
36. probably complete to left; first sign of second word is i.
40. 1. 3: first word, second sign Y.
41 bis. copied by AE but cancelled.
42. 1. 1: first three signs as in 46; at end VZ7 should be ^
orX
43. first sign jj; cf. 1035.
45. 1. 1: first word, second sign illegible.
47. 1. 2: signs after second word may be A|?B.
49. last sign may be ^ or ^ (B 93); the word jiyffijjjj*
quoted PM IV, fig. 695, does not exist. First word,
second sign is Lftf, not Vffi.
50. combined from two pieces: (a) the fourth small sign may
be £, the sixth *£; (b) second small sign (i AE) is not
clear. 1. 1: antepenultimate sign is not fl (as AE); cf.
y in 1. 2. The first sign may be M; cf. face a in same
position. The last numeral in 1. 1 and after ideogram
in 1. 2 is unusual. On c the numeral may be J!| or '.'A1;
cf. 59.
51 b. last sign before (J may be V.
52. last three signs are from a detached fragment.
56. the unusual numeral may be 16.
58. the sign £ may be part of fa.
59-
60.
2: AE read final sign as ^ but it may be T (Sundwall).
1: first sign is ^, the last [j or ^ perhaps even B.
61. 1. 1: the 'ship' sign (N^, AE) recurs on 1117.
63. almost illegible; in 1. 1 the first word may be ^P11 liga-
tured; the second word was followed by ? ^.
1. 2: first sign probably t; numeral ' after Qfij.
68. third sign may be 4^ or Ijllj.
69. seems to be identical with AE 745; 1. 2: last sign restored.
71. second sign probably I.
78. final sign perhaps j .
79. numeral damaged; more than 4; the sign I- is frequent as
ideogram.
80. first sign may be Y ; third perhaps 7 or k.
82. first sign ^^; last probably y .
84. first sign M; last ib.
85, 86. fragments with flft.
87. first sign m (AE) but perhaps B.
89. the rare 'standing figure' (B 74 a) is not separated from
the preceding group, but seems to be an ideogram like
§ (B 74)-
third sign may be [•; the first sign after the central break
is obscure: JK or /rf.
first sign may be M.
may have been turned along short axis (see p. 42).
115. second word, second sign ItJ or M.
116. 1.1: last sign perhaps A; 1.2: first and third signs may be j\.
120. in the superscript word M may be r.
121. initial B is the end of a 'principal' word.
125. also numbered 1626.
128. only certain signs are n and HP.
131. 1. 1: second sign'T.
133. first sign 4^, last f*.
137. second word; last sign BR] or H. PM IV, fig. 681.
144. 1. 1: fourth sign perhaps "J"; 1. 2: third and fourth |jfjj;
cf. 902, 909.
145. 1. 5: fourth sign -|-; illegible signs after J™; I 6:
probably [j
148. 1. 2: last sign
149. 1. 1: first sign tf?; 1. 2: first sign I.
150. first sign probably "P.
153. turned on vertical axis, a 1. 3 first sign «J>; cf. 323
154. 1. 1: last sign nt ; 1. 2: last sign "^j.
166. 1. 1: sign after W may be ^.
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Only rarely is there occasion to question the accuracy of the transcripts made by AE from the originals. But fuller
acquaintance with the signary and the vocabulary makes probable a few emendations; and perhaps there are
others to be made.
i. Damaged and difficult to read. 1. 2: [J may be jj^.
1.8: |2| may be ft
1. 9: only the fifth sign is legible: AE read V for the first;
I- for the second.
1. 10: the numeral may be '.
1. 11: numeral for '' for lack of space ?
16. 1. 2: the fourth sign is variant of 7.
17. 1. 1: first sign Y; 1. 2: first sign jy^.
18. 1. 1: first sign *f or 7; 1. 2: first sign 7: numeral lost;
final sign of second word V.
19 a. 1. 1: third sign jjj.
20 a. 1. 1: first sign "P; cf. 3 for this word.
21. 1. 1: punctuation mark after first word.
22. first word may be restored from 2.
25. first word, last sign is t ; in PM IV, fig. 609 b, the
numeral at end of 1. 1 should be '.
27. 1. 1: first sign may be A but cf. A/^f 799 a, b.
1. 2: restore the first word from 5, 6, 13.
28. 1. 1: second sign perhaps pi.
31. second sign T or *f.
33. 1. 1: first stroke may be T? ; cf. 911.
34. 1. 1: second sign is ?.
36. probably complete to left; first sign of second word is i.
40. 1. 3: first word, second sign Y.
41 bis. copied by AE but cancelled.
42. 1. 1: first three signs as in 46; at end VZ7 should be ^
orX
43. first sign jj; cf. 1035.
45. 1. 1: first word, second sign illegible.
47. 1. 2: signs after second word may be A|?B.
49. last sign may be ^ or ^ (B 93); the word jiyffijjjj*
quoted PM IV, fig. 695, does not exist. First word,
second sign is Lftf, not Vffi.
50. combined from two pieces: (a) the fourth small sign may
be £, the sixth *£; (b) second small sign (i AE) is not
clear. 1. 1: antepenultimate sign is not fl (as AE); cf.
y in 1. 2. The first sign may be M; cf. face a in same
position. The last numeral in 1. 1 and after ideogram
in 1. 2 is unusual. On c the numeral may be J!| or '.'A1;
cf. 59.
51 b. last sign before (J may be V.
52. last three signs are from a detached fragment.
56. the unusual numeral may be 16.
58. the sign £ may be part of fa.
59-
60.
2: AE read final sign as ^ but it may be T (Sundwall).
1: first sign is ^, the last [j or ^ perhaps even B.
61. 1. 1: the 'ship' sign (N^, AE) recurs on 1117.
63. almost illegible; in 1. 1 the first word may be ^P11 liga-
tured; the second word was followed by ? ^.
1. 2: first sign probably t; numeral ' after Qfij.
68. third sign may be 4^ or Ijllj.
69. seems to be identical with AE 745; 1. 2: last sign restored.
71. second sign probably I.
78. final sign perhaps j .
79. numeral damaged; more than 4; the sign I- is frequent as
ideogram.
80. first sign may be Y ; third perhaps 7 or k.
82. first sign ^^; last probably y .
84. first sign M; last ib.
85, 86. fragments with flft.
87. first sign m (AE) but perhaps B.
89. the rare 'standing figure' (B 74 a) is not separated from
the preceding group, but seems to be an ideogram like
§ (B 74)-
third sign may be [•; the first sign after the central break
is obscure: JK or /rf.
first sign may be M.
may have been turned along short axis (see p. 42).
115. second word, second sign ItJ or M.
116. 1.1: last sign perhaps A; 1.2: first and third signs may be j\.
120. in the superscript word M may be r.
121. initial B is the end of a 'principal' word.
125. also numbered 1626.
128. only certain signs are n and HP.
131. 1. 1: second sign'T.
133. first sign 4^, last f*.
137. second word; last sign BR] or H. PM IV, fig. 681.
144. 1. 1: fourth sign perhaps "J"; 1. 2: third and fourth |jfjj;
cf. 902, 909.
145. 1. 5: fourth sign -|-; illegible signs after J™; I 6:
probably [j
148. 1. 2: last sign
149. 1. 1: first sign tf?; 1. 2: first sign I.
150. first sign probably "P.
153. turned on vertical axis, a 1. 3 first sign «J>; cf. 323
154. 1. 1: last sign nt ; 1. 2: last sign "^j.
166. 1. 1: sign after W may be ^.
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