# In which direction is the text read, and what is the oblique stroke? · Phaistos Disc > Three answers have been proposed. The text reads from the rim to the centre, and the oblique stroke marks something about the final sign or… leads, with… Source: https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/phaistos-disc/questions/QST0D1GG6P44D9R/in-which-direction-is-the-text-read-and-what-is-the-oblique Publisher: Mysteries Department Licence: CC BY 4.0 (credit Mysteries Department and link the page) Updated: 2026-10-26T11:58:25+00:00 --- **0** # In which direction is the text read, and what is the oblique stroke? 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)·3 answers·0·0 following **Most likely: the text reads from the rim to the centre, and the oblique stroke marks something about the final sign or…** Ahead on the evidence, not yet confirmed. It needs two reviews to be accepted. ## Where it stands Three answers have been proposed. The text reads from the rim to the centre, and the oblique stroke marks something about the final sign or… leads, with evidence 1 for: supported by its tests. Two are still possible. ## Why it matters Direction and the function of the stroke under some final signs are prior to any reading; the main decipherment attempts have disagreed on both⁠[[1]](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D1GFZKJ0DQG/how-not-to-decipher-the-phaistos-disc-a-review-article). ## Answers 3 [**The text reads from the rim to the centre, and the oblique stroke marks something about the final sign or…** ](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/phaistos-disc/answers/ANS0D1GGE0G3VG2/the-text-reads-from-the-rim-to-the-centre-and-the-oblique) Supported by its tests Evidence: 1 for Most likely [**None of these.** ](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/phaistos-disc/answers/ANS0D1GGEZR3TWK/none-of-these) Not tested enough to call either way Evidence: none yet Still possible [**The text reads from the centre outward.** ](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/phaistos-disc/answers/ANS0D1GGEG403RN/the-text-reads-from-the-centre-outward) Failed a test; not refuted outright Evidence: 1 against Disputed ## History 1. 1999[Faucounau puts forward: the text reads from the centre outward.](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D1GFZVC52KE/le-dechiffrement-du-disque-de-phaistos-preuves-et) 1. 2000[Duhoux puts forward: the text reads from the rim to the centre, and the oblique stroke marks something about the final sign or…](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D1GFZKJ0DQG/how-not-to-decipher-the-phaistos-disc-a-review-article) 1. 2000[Duhoux: most scholars read inward on the basis of packing and corrections.](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D1GFZKJ0DQG/how-not-to-decipher-the-phaistos-disc-a-review-article)For: The text reads from the rim to the centre, and the oblique stroke marks something about the final sign or… 1. 2000[Duhoux: readings adopting outward direction have not accounted for the packing evidence.](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D1GFZKJ0DQG/how-not-to-decipher-the-phaistos-disc-a-review-article)Against: The text reads from the centre outward. 1. 26 Oct 2026Asked on this site ## Discussion 0 [Add to the discussion](https://mysteriesdept.com/signin?next=/mysteries/phaistos-disc/questions/QST0D1GG6P44D9R/in-which-direction-is-the-text-read-and-what-is-the-oblique%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/QST0D1GG6P44D9R/in-which-direction-is-the-text-read-and-what-is-the-oblique%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/QST0D1GG6P44D9R/in-which-direction-is-the-text-read-and-what-is-the-oblique%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/QST0D1GG6P44D9R/in-which-direction-is-the-text-read-and-what-is-the-oblique%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/QST0D1GG6P44D9R/in-which-direction-is-the-text-read-and-what-is-the-oblique%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?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/phaistos-disc/questions/QST0D1GG6EA6Q23/does-any-published-reading-of-the-disc-hold-up)Answered · No published reading meets the basic checks. **In which direction is the text read, and what is the oblique stroke?** You're here · 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 ]