# Gareth Alun Owens 1996: The Common Origin of Cretan Hieroglyphs and Linear A

> Gareth Alun Owens, 1996. 3 records on Mysteries Department cite it. Kadmos 35(2), pp. 105 to 110. Argues from shared sign shapes and shared sign groups…

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# The Common Origin of Cretan Hieroglyphs and Linear A

Gareth Alun Owens, 1996.

**Cretan Hieroglyphic** Articledoi: **[10.1515/kadm.1996.35.2.105](https://doi.org/10.1515/kadm.1996.35.2.105)** 0

## What it's used for here

Kadmos 35(2), pp. 105 to 110. Argues from shared sign shapes and shared sign groups that Cretan Hieroglyphic and Linear A descend from one Prepalatial source and that Linear A values can be carried over to the hieroglyphic homomorphs. Representative of the position that the two scripts are sister systems rather than parent and child.

## Cited by on this site 3 records

[Cretan Hieroglyphic and Linear A were used at the same time in the same palaces, on the same kinds of administrative…](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/cretan-hieroglyphic/evidence/EVD0DEEAA6BZ807/cretan-hieroglyphic-and-linear-a-were-used-at-the-same-time)

Evidence

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[The two scripts coexist from about 1800 BC in the same palaces and share sign shapes and some sign groups, which fits…](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/cretan-hieroglyphic/evidence/EVD0DEEBDYYJE2R/the-two-scripts-coexist-from-about-1800-bc-in-the-same)

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

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## Cite it

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Gareth Alun Owens (1996). The Common Origin of Cretan Hieroglyphs and Linear A. https://doi.org/10.1515/kadm.1996.35.2.105
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