A New Approach to the Decipherment of Linear A, Stage 2: Cryptanalysis and Language Deciphering: A 'Brute Force Attack' on an Undeciphered Writing System

Colin Jia Sheng LOH; Francesco PERONO CACCIAFOCO

doi:10.36824/2020-graf-cacc

A New Approach to the Decipherment of Linear A, Stage 2: Cryptanalysis and Language Deciphering: A 'Brute Force Attack' on an Undeciphered Writing System

Colin Jia Sheng LOH
, Francesco PERONO CACCIAFOCO^*

^*Corresponding author for this work

Department of Applied Linguistics

Nanyang Technological University

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Abstract

This paper discusses the attempt of an algorithmic approach to contribute to the decipherment of Linear A. With the assistance of software developed in Python, Linear A clusters can be compared to various dictionaries of languages respecting a certain degree of chronological and geographical compatibility, as a 'brute force attack' for the reconstruction of new clusters of Linear A symbols.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Grapholinguistics in the 21st Century 2020 Proceedings
Subtitle of host publication	Grapholinguistics and Its Applications
Editors	Yannis HARALAMBOUS
Place of Publication	Brest, France
Publisher	Fluxus Editions
Pages	927-943
Number of pages	16
Volume	5, II
Edition	1
ISBN (Electronic)	978-2-9570549-9-2
ISBN (Print)	978-2-9570549-7-8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.36824/2020-graf-cacc
Publication status	Published - 1 Mar 2021

Publication series

Name	Grapholinguistics in the 21st Century /gʁafematik/
Publisher	Fluxus Editions
Number	II
Volume	5
ISSN (Print)	2681-8566
ISSN (Electronic)	2534-5192

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SDG 17 Partnerships for the Goals

Keywords

Linear A
Crypto-linguistics
Grapho-linguistics
Language Deciphering
Minoan Language

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LOH, C. J. S., & PERONO CACCIAFOCO, F. (2021). A New Approach to the Decipherment of Linear A, Stage 2: Cryptanalysis and Language Deciphering: A 'Brute Force Attack' on an Undeciphered Writing System. In Y. HARALAMBOUS (Ed.), Grapholinguistics in the 21st Century 2020 Proceedings: Grapholinguistics and Its Applications (1 ed., Vol. 5, II, pp. 927-943). (Grapholinguistics in the 21st Century /gʁafematik/; Vol. 5, No. II). Fluxus Editions. https://doi.org/10.36824/2020-graf-cacc

LOH, Colin Jia Sheng ; PERONO CACCIAFOCO, Francesco. / A New Approach to the Decipherment of Linear A, Stage 2 : Cryptanalysis and Language Deciphering: A 'Brute Force Attack' on an Undeciphered Writing System. Grapholinguistics in the 21st Century 2020 Proceedings: Grapholinguistics and Its Applications. editor / Yannis HARALAMBOUS. Vol. 5, II 1. ed. Brest, France : Fluxus Editions, 2021. pp. 927-943 (Grapholinguistics in the 21st Century /gʁafematik/; II).

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A New Approach to the Decipherment of Linear A, Stage 2: Cryptanalysis and Language Deciphering: A 'Brute Force Attack' on an Undeciphered Writing System. / LOH, Colin Jia Sheng; PERONO CACCIAFOCO, Francesco.
Grapholinguistics in the 21st Century 2020 Proceedings: Grapholinguistics and Its Applications. ed. / Yannis HARALAMBOUS. Vol. 5, II 1. ed. Brest, France: Fluxus Editions, 2021. p. 927-943 (Grapholinguistics in the 21st Century /gʁafematik/; Vol. 5, No. II).

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LOH CJS, PERONO CACCIAFOCO F. A New Approach to the Decipherment of Linear A, Stage 2: Cryptanalysis and Language Deciphering: A 'Brute Force Attack' on an Undeciphered Writing System. In HARALAMBOUS Y, editor, Grapholinguistics in the 21st Century 2020 Proceedings: Grapholinguistics and Its Applications. 1 ed. Vol. 5, II. Brest, France: Fluxus Editions. 2021. p. 927-943. (Grapholinguistics in the 21st Century /gʁafematik/; II). doi: 10.36824/2020-graf-cacc

A New Approach to the Decipherment of Linear A, Stage 2: Cryptanalysis and Language Deciphering: A 'Brute Force Attack' on an Undeciphered Writing System

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A New Approach to the Decipherment of Linear A, Stage 2: Cryptanalysis and Language Deciphering: A 'Brute Force Attack' on an Undeciphered Writing System

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UN SDGs

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Fingerprint

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Giving Voice to the Minoan People: The Decipherment of Linear A

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Are the Minoan Linear A PK Za 4–PK Za 18 libation invocations in Anatolian proto-Greek?

Minoan and the Machines: Computational Approaches to the Decipherment of Linear A

The Lonely Life of a Glyph-breaker

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Engineering Proceedings (Journal)

Decoding the lost scripts of the ancient world

Symmetry (Journal)

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