# Seal sequences appear to name owners or offices, and seal shape, stone and sequence correlate with the holder's status.

> Seal sequences appear to name owners or offices, and seal shape, stone and sequence correlate with the holder's status.

Source: https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/cretan-hieroglyphic/evidence/EVD0DEEB8S2KTQS/seal-sequences-appear-to-name-owners-or-offices-and-seal  
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# Seal sequences appear to name owners or offices, and seal shape, stone and sequence correlate with the holder's status.

Seal sequences appear to name owners or offices, and seal shape, stone and sequence correlate with the holder's status.

Suggestive0

## What it means

Key question[Which marks on the hieroglyphic seals are writing, and which are ornament?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/cretan-hieroglyphic/questions/QST0DEDWSVXAX3N/which-marks-on-the-hieroglyphic-seals-are-writing-and-which)

3 answers, none ahead yet

**Open** unchanged

Answer this evidence bears on[The seals were luxury ornaments carrying owners' names in a script meant to be seen more than read.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/cretan-hieroglyphic/answers/ANS0DEE9CZF89ZJ/the-seals-were-luxury-ornaments-carrying-owners-names-in-a)

Supports1 for, none against

**Still possible** was No evidence yet

## Next steps 1

1

Using DBAS-CHS or CHIC drawings, tabulate every seal face with the position and neighbours of each graph, and test whether CHIC-excluded motifs fill sign slots more often than a shuffled null.

~30 h

[On: Which marks on the hieroglyphic seals are writing, and which are ornament?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/cretan-hieroglyphic/questions/QST0DEDWSVXAX3N/which-marks-on-the-hieroglyphic-seals-are-writing-and-which)

**—** not judged

Ranked by how likely each is to move the key question, for the time it takes

## Sources 2

[Review of M. Civitillo, S. Ferrara, T. Meissner (eds), Cretan Hieroglyphic](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0DEDK45N1KZM/review-of-m-civitillo-s-ferrara-t-meissner-eds-cretan)

Donnelly 2026

SRC

[Seals as luxury ornaments and the Archanes script (chapter 4 of Cretan Hieroglyphic)](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0DEDM2ZPTMFX/seals-as-luxury-ornaments-and-the-archanes-script-chapter-4)

Jasink 2024

SRC

## Cite it

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Mysteries Department. (2026). Seal sequences appear to name owners or offices, and seal shape, stone and sequence correlate with the holder's status. [Evidence EVD0DEEB8S2KTQS]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/EVD0DEEB8S2KTQS
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[Session 1](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/cretan-hieroglyphic/sessions/SES0DEECGMX10RS/session-1-cretan-hieroglyphic-seeded-corpus-readings-and) · 31 Oct 2026

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