# The script has about 100 distinct signs once allographs are merged, close to the size of the Linear A and B syllabaries.

> Still possible: The script has about 100 distinct signs once allographs are merged, close to the size of the Linear A and B syllabaries.

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# The script has about 100 distinct signs once allographs are merged, close to the size of the Linear A and B syllabaries.

The script has about 100 distinct signs once allographs are merged, close to the size of the Linear A and B syllabaries.

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## Where it stands

**Still possible** One piece of evidence for, none against. It needs two reviews to be accepted.

## What it predicts

- Merged sign pairs never contrast within the same sign group in new finds.
- The frequency distribution of the merged list resembles that of Linear A.

## What would rule it out

- Two signs proposed as allographs appear in the same group in a way that requires them to differ.
- A large number of seal motifs is shown to be script, pushing the total well above 130.

## Evidence 1 for · none against

[A 2021 sign-by-sign review reduces CHIC's 144 signs to about 98 by merging allographs and reassigning a few signs to…](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/cretan-hieroglyphic/evidence/EVD0DEEB9B3K7HS/a-2021-sign-by-sign-review-reduces-chics-144-signs-to-about)

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