Re: [tied] Linear A as an early form of Indo-European

It does look arbitrary and entirely unprofessional. By contrast, the link posted by Glen is to top-quality stuff.

Piotr

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From: "Alwin K." <alwinmail@...>
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Sent: Thursday, January 23, 2003 11:57 AM
Subject: Re: [tied] Linear A as an early form of Indo-European


> I think it's rubbish. Firstly it's methodologically
> wrong to compare the Linear A texts to three different
> languages (Greek, Hittite and Luwian) and to pick
> randomly words from these languages that could fit a
> translation. Secondly, I don't get where she takes her
> Luwian "knowledge" from. Of Athena she says "her name
> transparently means sun (atano- cf Luwian
> astanus)" while I have never come across a Luwian word
> astanus for 'sun' (the only word meaning 'sun'is
> tiwat-, ultimately from PIE *diu-). Such articles are
> a waist of time.