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Are any Cypro-Minoan sign values established?

Asked 26 Oct 2026 by ·Part of What language or languages does Cypro-Minoan write?·3 answers·0·0 following
Most likely: a small set of values, inherited from Linear A and passed on to the Cypriot syllabary, is secureAhead on the evidence, not yet confirmed. It needs two reviews to be accepted.

Where it stands

Three answers have been proposed. A small set of values, inherited from Linear A and passed on to the Cypriot syllabary, is secure. leads, with evidence 1 for: supported by its tests. Two are still possible.

Why it matters

Values carried over from Linear A and the Cypriot syllabary are the only anchor. Valério proposes 60 values and counts nine as confirmed; no outside test has been made⁠[1].

Answers 3

Evidence: 1 for
Most likely
Evidence: 1 for
Most likely
None of these.
Not tested enough to call either way
Evidence: none yet
Still possible

History

  1. Palaima puts forward: no value is secure; shape similarity across scripts is not evidence of sound.
  2. Valério puts forward: a small set of values, inherited from Linear A and passed on to the Cypriot syllabary, is secure.
  3. Valério: nine values are regarded as confirmed by comparison and distribution.For: A small set of values, inherited from Linear A and passed on to the Cypriot syllabary, is secure.
  4. Ferrara & Valério: sign inventories range from 57 to 96 depending on the researcher, so even the units to which values attach…For: No value is secure; shape similarity across scripts is not evidence of sound.
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