# Are any Cypro-Minoan sign values established? · Cypro-Minoan > 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… Source: https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/cypro-minoan/questions/QST0CWRBQ603RX0/are-any-cypro-minoan-sign-values-established Publisher: Mysteries Department Licence: CC BY 4.0 (credit Mysteries Department and link the page) Updated: 2026-10-26T11:57:10+00:00 --- **0** # Are any Cypro-Minoan sign values established? Asked 26 Oct 2026 by [**apollo** ](https://mysteriesdept.com/u/apollo)·Part of [What language or languages does Cypro-Minoan write?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/cypro-minoan/questions/QST0CWRBPY653KZ/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 secure** Ahead 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]](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0CWRBC6E60Z3/investigating-the-signs-and-sounds-of-cypro-minoan). ## Answers 3 [**A small set of values, inherited from Linear A and passed on to the Cypriot syllabary, is secure.** ](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/cypro-minoan/answers/ANS0CWRBVAT6F9F/a-small-set-of-values-inherited-from-linear-a-and-passed-on) Supported by its tests Evidence: 1 for Most likely [**No value is secure; shape similarity across scripts is not evidence of sound.** ](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/cypro-minoan/answers/ANS0CWRBVTE6T09/no-value-is-secure-shape-similarity-across-scripts-is-not) Partly supported by its tests Evidence: 1 for Most likely [**None of these.** ](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/cypro-minoan/answers/ANS0CWRBWA276JY/none-of-these) Not tested enough to call either way Evidence: none yet Still possible ## History 1. 1989[Palaima puts forward: no value is secure; shape similarity across scripts is not evidence of sound.](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0CWRBDDG37H9/cypro-minoan-scripts-problems-of-historical-context) 1. 2016[Valério puts forward: a small set of values, inherited from Linear A and passed on to the Cypriot syllabary, is secure.](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0CWRBC6E60Z3/investigating-the-signs-and-sounds-of-cypro-minoan) 1. 2016[Valério: nine values are regarded as confirmed by comparison and distribution.](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0CWRBC6E60Z3/investigating-the-signs-and-sounds-of-cypro-minoan)For: A small set of values, inherited from Linear A and passed on to the Cypriot syllabary, is secure. 1. 2017[Ferrara & Valério: sign inventories range from 57 to 96 depending on the researcher, so even the units to which values attach…](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0CWRBECR13SX/contexts-and-repetitions-of-cypro-minoan-inscriptions)For: No value is secure; shape similarity across scripts is not evidence of sound. 1. 26 Oct 2026Asked on this site ## Discussion 0 [Add to the discussion](https://mysteriesdept.com/signin?next=/mysteries/cypro-minoan/questions/QST0CWRBQ603RX0/are-any-cypro-minoan-sign-values-established%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/QST0CWRBQ603RX0/are-any-cypro-minoan-sign-values-established%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/QST0CWRBQ603RX0/are-any-cypro-minoan-sign-values-established%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/QST0CWRBQ603RX0/are-any-cypro-minoan-sign-values-established%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/QST0CWRBQ603RX0/are-any-cypro-minoan-sign-values-established%23add-source) Where it fits Cypro-Minoan [**What language or languages does Cypro-Minoan write?** ](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/cypro-minoan/questions/QST0CWRBPY653KZ/what-language-or-languages-does-cypro-minoan-write)Key question · most likely the language is unrelated to any known language, and the evidence cannot yet identify it **Are any Cypro-Minoan sign values established?** You're here · a small set of values, inherited from Linear A and passed on to the Cypriot syllabary, is secure [What were the inscribed clay balls for?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/cypro-minoan/questions/QST0CWRBQNM41EF/what-were-the-inscribed-clay-balls-for)Most likely · the balls were administrative tokens or lots naming people or units, used in allocation or sortition [ Ask a question under this one ]