# The text reads from the centre outward.

> Disputed: The text reads from the centre outward.

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Answer · Phaistos Disc

# The text reads from the centre outward.

The text reads from the centre outward.

**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

- Packing and corrections are consistent with outward reading.

## What would rule it out

- Packing and corrections show inward working.

## Evidence none for · 1 against

[Readings adopting outward direction have not accounted for the packing evidence.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/phaistos-disc/evidence/EVD0D1GGEQY0PG5/readings-adopting-outward-direction-have-not-accounted-for)

Suggestive

AGAINST

## The questions it answers

[In which direction is the text read, and what is the oblique stroke?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/phaistos-disc/questions/QST0D1GG6P44D9R/in-which-direction-is-the-text-read-and-what-is-the-oblique)

Part of [What language does the disc record?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/phaistos-disc/questions/QST0D1GG66G2R2Y/what-language-does-the-disc-record)

Most likelyThe text reads from the rim to the centre, and the oblique stroke marks something about the final sign or…

## Cite it

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Mysteries Department. (2026). The text reads from the centre outward. [Answer ANS0D1GGEG403RN]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0D1GGEG403RN
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**ANS** 0D1GGEG403RN

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