to] the sanctuary of Zeus, to Zeus, HONEY, 1 AMPHORA To Dionysos, HONEY, 2 AMPHORAE The text shown here is translated from: a. Greek written in a syllabary b. a non-Greek language on a Linear B tablet c. Greek written in a cuneiform script d. Greek written in the standard alphabet
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to] the sanctuary of Zeus, to Zeus, HONEY, 1 AMPHORA To Dionysos, HONEY, 2 AMPHORAE The text shown here is translated from: a. Greek written in a syllabary b. a non-Greek language on a Linear B tablet c. Greek written in a cuneiform script d. Greek written in the standard alphabet
Solution
The text shown here is translated from a non-Greek language on a Linear B tablet. Linear B is a syllabic script that was used for writing Mycenaean Greek, the earliest attested form of Greek. The script predates the Greek alphabet by several centuries and the language it represents includes a significant number of words that do not appear in later forms of Greek. The mention of Greek gods Zeus and Dionysos, as well as the use of the term "amphorae" (a type of container in the ancient Mediterranean), suggest a Greek context. However, the script is not the standard Greek alphabet, nor is it a syllabary or cuneiform script used for writing Greek. Therefore, the best answer is "a non-Greek language on a Linear B tablet".
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