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

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

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# 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 possible** One 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

[Jasink restored more than thirty seal graphs to the sign list, back towards Evans's 135-sign repertoire.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/cretan-hieroglyphic/evidence/EVD0DEEBA83WQ2C/jasink-restored-more-than-thirty-seal-graphs-to-the-sign)

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## The questions it answers

[How many distinct signs does the script have?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/cretan-hieroglyphic/questions/QST0DEDWVQEXEKE/how-many-distinct-signs-does-the-script-have)

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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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