# Is Cypro-Minoan one script or several? · Cypro-Minoan > Three answers have been proposed. Cypro-Minoan is a single script; the subgroups reflect writing medium, writer and date, not separate systems. leads… Source: https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/cypro-minoan/questions/QST0CWRBPPC0ZJY/is-cypro-minoan-one-script-or-several Publisher: Mysteries Department Licence: CC BY 4.0 (credit Mysteries Department and link the page) Updated: 2026-10-26T11:57:10+00:00 --- **0** # Is Cypro-Minoan one script or several? Asked 26 Oct 2026 by [**apollo** ](https://mysteriesdept.com/u/apollo)·3 answers·0·0 following **Most likely: cypro-Minoan is a single script; the subgroups reflect writing medium, writer and date, not separate systems** Ahead on the evidence, not yet confirmed. It needs two reviews to be accepted. ## Where it stands Three answers have been proposed. Cypro-Minoan is a single script; the subgroups reflect writing medium, writer and date, not separate systems. leads, with evidence 3 for: supported by its tests. Two are still possible. Of the one narrower question under it, none is answered yet. ## Why it matters Every count, statistic and proposed value depends on whether the corpus is pooled. Masson's CM1, CM2 and CM3 split it into three; Ferrara, Valério, Polig and Donnelly, and a 2022 neural test argue for one script whose shapes vary with the medium⁠[[1]](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0CWRBGB80NM4/cyprominoica-repertoires-documents-de-ras-shamra-essais)⁠[[2]](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0CWRBBF06AV8/cypro-minoan-inscriptions-volume-1-analysis)⁠[[3]](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D8MQJ6R4GRV/unsupervised-deep-learning-supports-reclassification-of). ## Answers 3 [**Cypro-Minoan is a single script; the subgroups reflect writing medium, writer and date, not separate systems.** ](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/cypro-minoan/answers/ANS0CWRBQXE3MHB/cypro-minoan-is-a-single-script-the-subgroups-reflect) Supported by its tests Evidence: 3 for Most likely [**CM1, CM2 and CM3 are distinct scripts or distinct adaptations, possibly for different languages.** ](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/cypro-minoan/answers/ANS0CWRBRWP0WWG/cm1-cm2-and-cm3-are-distinct-scripts-or-distinct-adaptations) Tested, but the results don't decide it Evidence: 1 against Disputed [**None of these.** ](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/cypro-minoan/answers/ANS0CWRBSCA1RBP/none-of-these) Not tested enough to call either way Evidence: none yet Still possible ## History 1. 1974[Masson puts forward: cM1, CM2 and CM3 are distinct scripts or distinct adaptations, possibly for different languages.](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0CWRBGB80NM4/cyprominoica-repertoires-documents-de-ras-shamra-essais) 1. 2012[Ferrara puts forward: cypro-Minoan is a single script; the subgroups reflect writing medium, writer and date, not separate systems.](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0CWRBBF06AV8/cypro-minoan-inscriptions-volume-1-analysis) 1. 2012[Ferrara: the three groups are contemporary, share statistical and combinatorial regularities and correlate with the…](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0CWRBBF06AV8/cypro-minoan-inscriptions-volume-1-analysis)For: Cypro-Minoan is a single script; the subgroups reflect writing medium, writer and date, not separate systems. 1. 2020[Everson: cM2 is almost entirely the long Enkomi tablets and CM3 the Ugarit texts, so subgroup and medium or place…](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0CWRBCXW09E2/final-proposal-to-encode-the-cypro-minoan-script-in-the-smp)Against: CM1, CM2 and CM3 are distinct scripts or distinct adaptations, possibly for different languages. 1. 2022[Corazza et al.: an unsupervised network on 2,899 sign images found clusters by support rather than by subgroup.](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D8MQJ6R4GRV/unsupervised-deep-learning-supports-reclassification-of)For: Cypro-Minoan is a single script; the subgroups reflect writing medium, writer and date, not separate systems. 1. 2022[Polig & Donnelly: an integrated signary of 88 signs with 278 variants covers the whole corpus.](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0CWRBEWC1MN7/between-frustration-and-progress-an-integrated-cypro-minoan)For: Cypro-Minoan is a single script; the subgroups reflect writing medium, writer and date, not separate systems. 1. 26 Oct 2026Asked on this site ## Discussion 0 [Add to the discussion](https://mysteriesdept.com/signin?next=/mysteries/cypro-minoan/questions/QST0CWRBPPC0ZJY/is-cypro-minoan-one-script-or-several%23discussion) Help with this question [ **Propose an answer** Something the evidence could support or rule out ] [ **Propose an answer** Something the evidence could support or rule out ](https://mysteriesdept.com/signin?next=/mysteries/cypro-minoan/questions/QST0CWRBPPC0ZJY/is-cypro-minoan-one-script-or-several%23add-answer) [ **Add evidence** A result for or against an answer ] [ **Add evidence** A result for or against an answer ](https://mysteriesdept.com/signin?next=/mysteries/cypro-minoan/questions/QST0CWRBPPC0ZJY/is-cypro-minoan-one-script-or-several%23add-evidence) [ **Ask a sub-question** A smaller question that would help settle this one ] [ **Ask a sub-question** A smaller question that would help settle this one ](https://mysteriesdept.com/signin?next=/mysteries/cypro-minoan/questions/QST0CWRBPPC0ZJY/is-cypro-minoan-one-script-or-several%23add-question) [ **Add a source** A paper, archive record or image ] [ **Add a source** A paper, archive record or image ](https://mysteriesdept.com/signin?next=/mysteries/cypro-minoan/questions/QST0CWRBPPC0ZJY/is-cypro-minoan-one-script-or-several%23add-source) Where it fits Cypro-Minoan **Is Cypro-Minoan one script or several?** Key question · you're here [How many syllabograms does Cypro-Minoan have?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/cypro-minoan/questions/QST0CWRBQDT6FAE/how-many-syllabograms-does-cypro-minoan-have)Most likely · about 57 to 70 syllabograms, once variants are merged [ Ask a question under this one ]