Linear A is Cretan. B is Mycenaean.
I have always been fascinated by Crete but for some reason, have never studied it seriously.
I am sure I saw fairly recently where one of the ancient Minoan written languages was finally deciphered. Do you happen to know which one?
For that matter does anyone know in brief terms where the various Cretan languages originated? Greek?
Linear A is Cretan. B is Mycenaean.Linear B is Greek; there's no concensus about Linear A, as it is undeciphered, and due to the current small sample size, it's been said that it's possible that it will never be deciphered. None of the claimed decipherments have caught on, I prefer Barry Fell's. Pre-Greek Crete was populated by Carians, it seems likely that Linear A is Carian, which is related to Hurrian.