Mycenaean (Standardization)

[Peter &/or Graham]

Mycenaean does show some variation, particularly between Pylos and Knossos,
(although it is on the whole "extremely uniform").   Pylos, for example,
makes much greater use than Knossos of what Chadwick and Ventris call a2 .
Texts from Mycenae itself show a distinct preference for 3rd declension
dative singular in -i rather than -e.   Whether these variations reflect
dialects or divergent spelling is ultimately unprovable - but we must not
assume that Mycenaean was "unchanging" or without variation.

Peter