# Roeland P.-J. E. Decorte 2017: Cretan 'Hieroglyphic' and the nature of script

> Roeland P.-J. E. Decorte, 2017. 4 records on Mysteries Department cite it. Chapter 3 (pp. 33 to 56) of P. M. Steele (ed.), Understanding Relations…

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# Cretan 'Hieroglyphic' and the nature of script

Roeland P.-J. E. Decorte, 2017.

**Cretan Hieroglyphic** Chapter0

## What it's used for here

Chapter 3 (pp. 33 to 56) of P. M. Steele (ed.), Understanding Relations Between Scripts: The Aegean Writing Systems, Oxbow Books, Oxford, 2017. Argues that every mark on a Cretan Hieroglyphic seal, including the motifs CHIC called decorative fillers and the punctuation, belongs to one integrated graphic syntax, so that the division into script and ornament is an artefact of the editors rather than of the Minoans. The URL is the CREWS project announcement listing the chapters; the chapter itself is in print.

## Cited by on this site 4 records

[The 2023 INSCRIBE study found that some motifs CHIC excluded occupy the positions and combinations of recognised signs…](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/cretan-hieroglyphic/evidence/EVD0DEEB69NE02A/the-2023-inscribe-study-found-that-some-motifs-chic-excluded)

Evidence

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[Roeland Decorte](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/cretan-hieroglyphic/people/FIG0DEDRE9YCG1H/roeland-decorte)

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[Cretan Hieroglyphic](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/cretan-hieroglyphic)

The mystery article

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[Which marks on the hieroglyphic seals are writing, and which are ornament?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/cretan-hieroglyphic/questions/QST0DEDWSVXAX3N/which-marks-on-the-hieroglyphic-seals-are-writing-and-which)

Question

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## Cite it

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Roeland P.-J. E. Decorte (2017). Cretan 'Hieroglyphic' and the nature of script. https://itsallgreektoanna.wordpress.com/2017/07/29/new-book-understanding-relations-between-scripts/
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[Find it at itsallgreektoanna.wordpress.com](https://itsallgreektoanna.wordpress.com/2017/07/29/new-book-understanding-relations-between-scripts/)

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**SRC** 0DEDH31NWJSE

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Book chapter

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31 Oct 2026, for editors

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