Eteocretan and EteocypriotEvidence
Evidence · Eteocretan and Eteocypriot
Steele's full review of the 26 Eteocypriot inscriptions identifies the -o-ko-o- patronymic as the one secure…
Steele's full review of the 26 Eteocypriot inscriptions identifies the -o-ko-o- patronymic as the one secure diagnostic and finds no secure link to any known language.
What it means
Key questionWhat language do the Eteocypriot inscriptions of Amathus record?
4 answers, none ahead yet
Openunchanged
Answer this evidence bears onEteocypriot is an unknown language with no demonstrable relatives
Supports2 for, none against
Still possibleunchanged
Next steps 2
1
Transcribe Steele's 26 Eteocypriot texts (EC 1 to EC 26) into Unicode Cypriot syllabary with ICS and IG XV numbers, so endings such as -o-ko-o- and -o-ti can be counted and compared with Cypro-Minoan sequences under a shuffled-sign null.
~10 h
—not judged
2
Transcribe Steele's EC 1 to EC 26 into Unicode Cypriot syllabary as an open dataset.
~10 h
—not judged
Ranked by how likely each is to move the key question, for the time it takes
Sources 3
Cite it
Mysteries Department. (2026). Steele's full review of the 26 Eteocypriot inscriptions identifies the -o-ko-o- patronymic as the one secure… [Evidence EVD0DEEDGRV3XN8]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/EVD0DEEDGRV3XN8
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title = {Steele's full review of the 26 Eteocypriot inscriptions identifies the -o-ko-o- patronymic as the one secure…},
author = {{Mysteries Department}},
year = {2026},
note = {Evidence, catalog key EVD0DEEDGRV3XN8},
url = {https://mysteriesdept.com/r/EVD0DEEDGRV3XN8}
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