# The values were substantially reassigned, so the standard transliterations are mostly wrong.

> Disputed: The values were substantially reassigned, so the standard transliterations are mostly wrong.

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[Questions](https://mysteriesdept.com/questions)[Linear A](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/linear-a)[Do the Linear B sound values apply to the Linear A signs that share their shapes?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/linear-a/questions/QST0CQHK4DY2VNT/do-the-linear-b-sound-values-apply-to-the-linear-a-signs)Answer

Answer · Linear A

# The values were substantially reassigned, so the standard transliterations are mostly wrong.

The values were substantially reassigned, so the standard transliterations are mostly wrong.

**Disputed** Answers **1** questionPublished0

## Where it stands

**Disputed** None pieces of evidence for, one against. It needs two reviews to be accepted.

## What it predicts

- Readings using alternative values produce consistent words and grammar where Linear B values do not.

## What would rule it out

- Shared place and personal names read correctly under Linear B values.

## Evidence none for · 1 against

[Alternative value sets have been proposed only in service of particular decipherments and have not been…](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/linear-a/evidence/EVD0CQHKB0W2X8B/alternative-value-sets-have-been-proposed-only-in-service-of)

Supported

AGAINST

## The questions it answers

[Do the Linear B sound values apply to the Linear A signs that share their shapes?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/linear-a/questions/QST0CQHK4DY2VNT/do-the-linear-b-sound-values-apply-to-the-linear-a-signs)

Most likelyThe shared signs kept their values when Linear B was adapted from Linear A, so Linear A can be pronounced…

## Cite it

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Mysteries Department. (2026). The values were substantially reassigned, so the standard transliterations are mostly wrong. [Answer ANS0CQHKAS255EX]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0CQHKAS255EX
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