Answer · Cretan Hieroglyphic
Cretan Hieroglyphic records the same Minoan language as Linear A.
Cretan Hieroglyphic records the same Minoan language as Linear A.
Where it stands
Still possibleTwo pieces of evidence for, one against. It needs two reviews to be accepted.
What it predicts
- Sign groups shared between the scripts, such as the Archanes formula and Linear A libation-formula words, occupy the same positions and show the same variants in both.
- Linear A fraction values make the totals on hieroglyphic clay documents add up.
- Word-initial and word-final sign frequencies, under an agreed sign list, match between the two scripts better than between either and Linear B Greek.
What would rule it out
- A document in both scripts shows different words for the same referent.
- Positional statistics of shared signs differ between the scripts as strongly as Linear A differs from Linear B Greek, once the sign list is agreed.
- Linear A fraction values make the hieroglyphic totals fail systematically.
Evidence 2 for · 1 against
The questions it answers
Open6 answers, none ahead
Cite it
Mysteries Department. (2026). Cretan Hieroglyphic records the same Minoan language as Linear A. [Answer ANS0DEDYQ1E9ZDN]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0DEDYQ1E9ZDN
@misc{mysteriesdept_ans0dedyq1e9zdn,
title = {Cretan Hieroglyphic records the same Minoan language as Linear A.},
author = {{Mysteries Department}},
year = {2026},
note = {Answer, catalog key ANS0DEDYQ1E9ZDN},
url = {https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0DEDYQ1E9ZDN}
}