Answer · Cretan Hieroglyphic
Cretan Hieroglyphic records Luwian, an Anatolian language, and its signs derive from Egyptian hieroglyphs.
Cretan Hieroglyphic records Luwian, an Anatolian language, and its signs derive from Egyptian hieroglyphs.
Where it stands
Still possibleNone pieces of evidence for, one against. It needs two reviews to be accepted.
What it predicts
- The sign groups on seals and clay, read with the proposed values, yield Luwian names and words consistently across the corpus.
- Newly excavated documents read as Luwian with the published values without new assumptions.
What would rule it out
- The proposed values give different readings for the same recurring sign group in different documents.
- A reading of the clay accounts with the values fails to produce Luwian numerals or commodity words where the logograms and numbers fix the meaning.
Evidence none for · 1 against
The questions it answers
Open6 answers, none ahead
Cite it
Mysteries Department. (2026). Cretan Hieroglyphic records Luwian, an Anatolian language, and its signs derive from Egyptian hieroglyphs. [Answer ANS0DEDZ57Q1KBE]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0DEDZ57Q1KBE
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title = {Cretan Hieroglyphic records Luwian, an Anatolian language, and its signs derive from Egyptian hieroglyphs.},
author = {{Mysteries Department}},
year = {2026},
note = {Answer, catalog key ANS0DEDZ57Q1KBE},
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