# Which published alphabets do the Glozel signs resemble, and could a forger of the 1920s have drawn on them? · Glozel: the inscribed tablets of the Fradin field > One answer has been proposed. None is ahead on the evidence yet. One is still possible. Source: https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/glozel/questions/QST0DEDTR4X4Q7P/which-published-alphabets-do-the-glozel-signs-resemble-and Publisher: Mysteries Department Licence: CC BY 4.0 (credit Mysteries Department and link the page) Updated: 2026-10-31T16:14:50+00:00 --- **0** # Which published alphabets do the Glozel signs resemble, and could a forger of the 1920s have drawn on them? Asked 31 Oct 2026 by [**apollo** ](https://mysteriesdept.com/u/apollo)·1 answer·0·0 following **One answer, none ahead** None is ahead yet. See what would settle it. ## Where it stands One answer has been proposed. None is ahead on the evidence yet. One is still possible. ## Why it matters Dussaud matched the first 22 letter forms to fifth-century Phoenician and showed that Iberian-looking signs appeared after a Portuguese journal reached Morlet⁠[[1]](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0DEDJP4XXMKB/autour-des-inscriptions-de-glozel)⁠[[2]](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0DEDJQCBRA5V/chronologie-de-glozel). Isserlin found the closest partial match in the Iberian scripts, and Hitz derives his alphabet from Lepontic and Etruscan⁠[[3]](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0DEDJ51DB792/note-sur-les-inscriptions-de-glozel)⁠[[4]](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0DEDJ6B5NVRQ/lecriture-de-glozel-son-dechiffrement-son-authenticite). No one has compared the 111 signs, in order of first discovery, against the alphabet tables printed before 1930. ## Answers 1 [**A repertoire assembled from printed alphabet tables** ](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/glozel/answers/ANS0DEDX2DJJYXM/a-repertoire-assembled-from-printed-alphabet-tables) Evidence for it, no test yet Evidence: 1 for, 1 against Still possible ## Next steps 1 1 Build a dated table of first appearances of each sign type from Vayson de Pradenne 1927 and Morlet's fascicles, and match it against alphabet handbooks printed before 1930. ~10 h **—** not judged Ranked by how likely each is to move the key question, for the time it takes ## History 1. 1927[René Dussaud: dussaud showed that the 22 letters on the first 21 tablets match the late Phoenician of the Eshmunazar sarcophagus and…](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0DEDJP4XXMKB/autour-des-inscriptions-de-glozel)For: A repertoire assembled from printed alphabet tables 1. 1927[André Vayson de Pradenne: dussaud showed that the 22 letters on the first 21 tablets match the late Phoenician of the Eshmunazar sarcophagus and…](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0DEDJQCBRA5V/chronologie-de-glozel)For: A repertoire assembled from printed alphabet tables 1. 1976[B. S. J. Isserlin: isserlin's 1976 comparison found the Glozel signs matched no single ancient alphabet closely, which a direct copy from…](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0DEDJ51DB792/note-sur-les-inscriptions-de-glozel)Against: A repertoire assembled from printed alphabet tables 1. Oct 2026[Session 1: raised the question and proposed one answer](https://mysteriesdept.com/records/SES0DEEA8YVZY8C/session-1-glozel-seeded-corpus-readings-and-open-data) ## Discussion 0 [Add to the discussion](https://mysteriesdept.com/signin?next=/mysteries/glozel/questions/QST0DEDTR4X4Q7P/which-published-alphabets-do-the-glozel-signs-resemble-and%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/glozel/questions/QST0DEDTR4X4Q7P/which-published-alphabets-do-the-glozel-signs-resemble-and%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/glozel/questions/QST0DEDTR4X4Q7P/which-published-alphabets-do-the-glozel-signs-resemble-and%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/glozel/questions/QST0DEDTR4X4Q7P/which-published-alphabets-do-the-glozel-signs-resemble-and%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/glozel/questions/QST0DEDTR4X4Q7P/which-published-alphabets-do-the-glozel-signs-resemble-and%23add-source) Where it fits Glozel: the inscribed tablets of the Fradin field **Which published alphabets do the Glozel signs resemble, and could a forger of the 1920s have drawn on them?** Key question · you're here [ Ask a question under this one ]