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Answer · Cretan Hieroglyphic

Cretan Hieroglyphic belongs to a script family readable through a Uralic language related to Hungarian.

Cretan Hieroglyphic belongs to a script family readable through a Uralic language related to Hungarian.

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Where it stands

Still possibleNone pieces of evidence for, one against. It needs two reviews to be accepted.

What it predicts

  • Hieroglyphic sign groups read with the proposed values yield Uralic words that fit the logograms and numbers beside them.
  • The same values read the Linear A corpus consistently.

What would rule it out

  • Readings of recurring sign groups vary from document to document under the same values.
  • Independent dictionary searches find no more Uralic matches than chance.

Evidence none for · 1 against

The questions it answers

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Mysteries Department. (2026). Cretan Hieroglyphic belongs to a script family readable through a Uralic language related to Hungarian. [Answer ANS0DEDZ62JTVXY]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0DEDZ62JTVXY
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