Learn Linear B vs Coptic Grammar & Vocab

Mycenaean Greeks. The Linear B script appeared on Crete around 1450 BC. Apparently, the Mycenaean Greeks borrowed the characters of the Minoans’ Linear A writing system and adapted these characters into a new system for writing down their language, which is the earliest known form of the Greek language. This app contains quiz-style drills that allow you to learn the individual Linear B characters and then move on to sounding out and translating Linear B words.

This app can help you learn and practice the vocabulary and grammar you'll need to read Sahidic Coptic! Start with lesson 1 if you are not familiar with the alphabet. After that, you can use full course mode and our unique algorithm will make sure you practice each word in various modalities and example sentences through lesson 20. You can also look at the vocabulary and phrase lists for each lesson and quiz yourself on those specifically. There is a tracing function to help you practice writing. In the full course mode, your progress is automatically saved as you progress, and at any point you can switch to progress view to see how far you've come. Sahidic (also known as Thebaic) is the dialect in which most known Coptic texts are written, and was the leading dialect in the pre-Islamic period. Around 300 it began to be written in literary form, including translations of major portions of the Bible. Sahidic was, beginning in the 9th century, challenged by Bohairic Coptic, but is attested as late as the 14th century.