Linear A tablet ARKH 2 (Arkhanes), dealing with wine and pomegranate juice?


Linear A tablet ARKH 2 (Arkhanes), dealing with wine and pomegranate juice?

Linear A tablet ARKH 2 Arkhanes

Linear A tablet ARKH 2 (Arkhanes) appears to deal with wine and pomegranate juice. This being so, we have now deciphered 2 Linear A tablets centred on this subject. If the two decipherments withstand scrutiny, they lend credence to the notion that wine and pomegranate juice were produced in pre-Mycenaean Minoan times. It is uncertain whether or not pomegranate juice was mixed with wine, but if it was, the composite alcoholic beverage would have been delicious. We recall that ancient wine, even as late as Roman times, was more sour than modern wine; hence, the need to sweeten it. The most common sweetener was honey, but it is conceivable that pomegranate juice was also used, at least in the middle and early late Minoan eras.

On a final note, I have greatly enhanced and digitized the original of this tablet, which was originally under-focused and fuzzy.

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5 thoughts on “Linear A tablet ARKH 2 (Arkhanes), dealing with wine and pomegranate juice?”

    1. Sure does! I would love to taste such a beverage. It would be easy enough to replicate.

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  3. Fascinating… So it is linear B still decipherable nowadays… I thought only Linear B was 😉
    I guess this tablet could be a recipe, or something similar given the practical use of these tablets in most times… Great, enlightening post! 🙂

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