# The Petras hieroglyphic archive

> A Middle Minoan IIB deposit of hieroglyphic clay documents, seal impressions and seals found together in a sealed destruction level of the palatial…

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# The Petras hieroglyphic archive

PhotographCC BY-SA 4.0Middle Minoan IIB, c. 1750 to 1700 BC

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[![Hieroglyphic inscriptions from Petras as displayed in the Archaeological Museum of Sitia, 1900 to 1700 BC.](https://mysteriesdept.com/media/folio/cretan-hieroglyphic-a-petras-archive-m1)](https://mysteriesdept.com/media/folio/cretan-hieroglyphic-a-petras-archive-m1?w=2000)

Hieroglyphic inscriptions from Petras as displayed in the Archaeological Museum of Sitia, 1900 to 1700 BC.

A Middle Minoan IIB deposit of hieroglyphic clay documents, seal impressions and seals found together in a sealed destruction level of the palatial building at Petras near Siteia, excavated from 1995 and published in 2010. It is the only hieroglyphic archive dug with modern methods and the best-dated context for the script.

Zde, 1750. CC BY-SA 4.0

## Copies 1

**Photo** Zde · commons.wikimedia.org · 2025-06-16 · CC BY-SA 4.01 step from the original

[Where it's published](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cretan_hieroglyphic_inscriptions,_Petras,_AM_Sitia,_258554.jpg)

## Where it is kept

[Archaeological Museum of Sitia](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/cretan-hieroglyphic/places/PLC0DEDQJ74MGW0/archaeological-museum-of-sitia) · Museum

## Sources 2

- [Cretan hieroglyphs (Wikipedia article)](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0DEDK86XR502/cretan-hieroglyphs-wikipedia-article)_SRC_
- [The Hieroglyphic Archive at Petras, Siteia](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0DEDJ0R07P10/the-hieroglyphic-archive-at-petras-siteia)_SRC_

## Cite it

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Mysteries Department. (2026). The Petras hieroglyphic archive [Artifact ART0DEDT8BR3N3R]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ART0DEDT8BR3N3R
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Archaeological Museum of Sitia

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Middle Minoan IIB, c. 1750 to 1700 BC

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