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The disc records a language that cannot be identified from one 241-sign text, whatever it is.

The disc records a language that cannot be identified from one 241-sign text, whatever it is.

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Where it stands

Most likelyIts tests partly supported it: one piece of evidence for, none against. It needs two reviews to be accepted.

What it predicts

  • No reading can be checked against independent evidence until a second text or a Linear A decipherment exists.

What would rule it out

  • A reading is confirmed by an independent text or by a decipherment of Linear A.

Evidence 1 for · none against

The questions it answers

Most likelyThe disc records the Minoan language also written in Linear A

Cite it

Mysteries Department. (2026). The disc records a language that cannot be identified from one 241-sign text, whatever it is. [Answer ANS0D1GGBAJ49JV]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0D1GGBAJ49JV
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