Cretan HieroglyphicEvidence
Evidence · Cretan Hieroglyphic
The two scripts coexist from about 1800 BC in the same palaces and share sign shapes and some sign groups, which fits…
The two scripts coexist from about 1800 BC in the same palaces and share sign shapes and some sign groups, which fits descent from one source.
What it means
Key questionHow is Cretan Hieroglyphic related to Linear A: parent, sister, or neither?
2 answers, none ahead yet
Openunchanged
Answer this evidence bears onCretan Hieroglyphic and Linear A are sister scripts descended from one Prepalatial Cretan source.
Supports1 for, none against
Still possiblewas No evidence yet
Sources 3
Cretan Writing in the Second Millennium B.C.
SRCOlivier 1986
SRC
Cite it
Mysteries Department. (2026). The two scripts coexist from about 1800 BC in the same palaces and share sign shapes and some sign groups, which fits… [Evidence EVD0DEEBDYYJE2R]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/EVD0DEEBDYYJE2R
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title = {The two scripts coexist from about 1800 BC in the same palaces and share sign shapes and some sign groups, which fits…},
author = {{Mysteries Department}},
year = {2026},
note = {Evidence, catalog key EVD0DEEBDYYJE2R},
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