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Answer · Cretan Hieroglyphic

The script has well over 130 signs, because many seal motifs CHIC excluded are signs.

The script has well over 130 signs, because many seal motifs CHIC excluded are signs.

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Where it stands

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

What it predicts

  • The restored motifs behave like signs in position and combination.
  • A share of them function as logograms or classifiers rather than syllables.

What would rule it out

  • The restored motifs are shown to be variants of existing signs or to be distributed like ornament.

Evidence 1 for · none against

The questions it answers

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Mysteries Department. (2026). The script has well over 130 signs, because many seal motifs CHIC excluded are signs. [Answer ANS0DEE9F7E03M9]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0DEE9F7E03M9
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