Minoan Etruscan and Related Languages: A Comparative Analysis

I hope that the text can be widely disseminated among the scholars in this field. If my experience is any indication of the likely response it will be treasured. . . . Jatsemirskij clearly was set for a productive academic career that realistically could have culminated in finally cracking the code. In the wake of his passing the book must be made available. -Bernard Taylor PhD Research Professor Loma Linda UniversityHow are Linear A Etruscan and the ancient languages of the Mediterranean related? While the interrelationships among Indo-European languages have been studied extensively much less is known about the languages that preceded them and their relationships. Here scholar Sergej Jatsemirskij presents a comprehensive comparative study of the Tyrrhenian languages of the eastern Mediterranean. Etruscan is the best-known example of them because of its greater number of extant inscriptions but Jatsemirskij adds another dimension by introducing a comparative study with the older Minoan language of ancient Crete (written with the script known as Linear A).Jatsemirskij having initially explored these linguistic relationships in detail in his PhD thesis continued this investigation at length for another decade ultimately culminating in this volume. Tragically his brilliant flame faded too soon and succumbing to pancreatic cancer at the age of thirty-seven he was not able to see this book published. However the editors felt that his extensive research should become available to all scholars thus this volume.