# Does any published reading of the disc hold up? · Phaistos Disc > Four answers have been proposed. No published reading meets the basic checks. leads, with evidence 1 for: supported by its tests. Three are still possible. Source: https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/phaistos-disc/questions/QST0D1GG6EA6Q23/does-any-published-reading-of-the-disc-hold-up Publisher: Mysteries Department Licence: CC BY 4.0 (credit Mysteries Department and link the page) Updated: 2026-10-26T11:58:25+00:00 --- **0** # Does any published reading of the disc hold up? Asked 26 Oct 2026 by [**apollo** ](https://mysteriesdept.com/u/apollo)·Part of [What language does the disc record?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/phaistos-disc/questions/QST0D1GG66G2R2Y/what-language-does-the-disc-record)·4 answers·0·0 following **Answered: No published reading meets the basic checks.** Passed its tests and review. ## Where it stands Four answers have been proposed. No published reading meets the basic checks. leads, with evidence 1 for: supported by its tests. Three are still possible. ## Why it matters Dozens of readings have been published. Judging them by stated criteria, rather than by their confidence, is how the field has handled the problem⁠[[1]](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D1GFZKJ0DQG/how-not-to-decipher-the-phaistos-disc-a-review-article). ## Answers 4 [**No published reading meets the basic checks.** ](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/phaistos-disc/answers/ANS0D1GGD9275G4/no-published-reading-meets-the-basic-checks) Supported by its tests Evidence: 1 for Most likely [**None of these.** ](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/phaistos-disc/answers/ANS0D1GGDRP1YJ3/none-of-these) Failed a test; not refuted outright Evidence: none yet Disputed [**The Achterberg et al. Luwian reading is substantially correct.** ](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/phaistos-disc/answers/ANS0D1GGCSE3R9G/the-achterberg-et-al-luwian-reading-is-substantially-correct) Failed a test; not refuted outright Evidence: 1 against Disputed [**The Owens–Coleman reading, which gives Linear A and B values to look-alike signs and reads a hymn to a mother…** ](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/phaistos-disc/answers/ANS0D1GGC2067KJ/the-owenscoleman-reading-which-gives-linear-a-and-b-values) Failed a test; not refuted outright Evidence: 1 for, 1 against Disputed ## History 1. 2000[Duhoux puts forward: no published reading meets the basic checks.](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D1GFZKJ0DQG/how-not-to-decipher-the-phaistos-disc-a-review-article) 1. 2000[Duhoux: the reading has not been adopted by Anatolian or Aegean specialists.](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D1GFZKJ0DQG/how-not-to-decipher-the-phaistos-disc-a-review-article)Against: The Achterberg et al. Luwian reading is substantially correct. 1. 2000[Duhoux: duhoux's review documents the failures of the Greek reading and states the criteria.](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D1GFZKJ0DQG/how-not-to-decipher-the-phaistos-disc-a-review-article)For: No published reading meets the basic checks. 1. 2004[Achterberg et al. puts forward: the Achterberg et al. Luwian reading is substantially correct.](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D1GG036293G/the-phaistos-disc-a-luwian-letter-to-nestor) 1. 2018[National Documentation Centre (EKT) puts forward: the Owens–Coleman reading, which gives Linear A and B values to look-alike signs and reads a hymn to a mother…](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D1GFZBR32RW/the-secrets-of-the-phaistos-disc) 1. 2018[National Documentation Centre (EKT): the reading has been reported in press and institutional news as covering 99 per cent of the text but has no…](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D1GFZBR32RW/the-secrets-of-the-phaistos-disc)Against: The Owens–Coleman reading, which gives Linear A and B values to look-alike signs and reads a hymn to a mother… 1. 2018[Davis: shared sign shapes do behave alike in the disc and Linear A, which is consistent with but does not establish…](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0CQHJYJE4TNT/the-phaistos-disk-a-new-way-of-viewing-the-language-behind)For: The Owens–Coleman reading, which gives Linear A and B values to look-alike signs and reads a hymn to a mother… 1. 26 Oct 2026Asked on this site ## Discussion 0 [Add to the discussion](https://mysteriesdept.com/signin?next=/mysteries/phaistos-disc/questions/QST0D1GG6EA6Q23/does-any-published-reading-of-the-disc-hold-up%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/phaistos-disc/questions/QST0D1GG6EA6Q23/does-any-published-reading-of-the-disc-hold-up%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/phaistos-disc/questions/QST0D1GG6EA6Q23/does-any-published-reading-of-the-disc-hold-up%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/phaistos-disc/questions/QST0D1GG6EA6Q23/does-any-published-reading-of-the-disc-hold-up%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/phaistos-disc/questions/QST0D1GG6EA6Q23/does-any-published-reading-of-the-disc-hold-up%23add-source) Where it fits Phaistos Disc [**What language does the disc record?** ](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/phaistos-disc/questions/QST0D1GG66G2R2Y/what-language-does-the-disc-record)Key question · most likely the disc records the Minoan language also written in Linear A **Does any published reading of the disc hold up?** You're here · No published reading meets the basic checks. [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)Most likely · the text reads from the rim to the centre, and the oblique stroke marks something about the final sign or… [ Ask a question under this one ]