Cretan Hieroglyphic Grids

(very tentative suggestions)

inaugural date: 29 July 2003; last update: 21 April 2012
Comments, corrections, questions: John Younger(jyounger@ku.edu)


Grid 1

  • formal similarity (i.e., in shape) suggested by CHIC, p. 19 = *
  • sign value suggested by DOCS2, p. 33 = #
  • sign value suggested by Evans, Scripta Minoa = $


  • black color = identification certain
  • red color = identification probable / plausible
  • green color = identification possible


     AEIOUOther
     *#042*094?   *017 AU
    D      
    J*#038     
    K   $KO2  
    MCatface #P75 #007 *#012 
    N#062*052*#024  *006 NWA
    P#039 PA3 021,Brice 1991 #058 
    Q*096     
    R*#069 RA2*031 *#070*#092 
    S*#019  *043*#035 
    T *#025#050

    *#093

    		   
    W*41 #085   
    Z *#045    

    Syllabograms, unknown phonetic values

    , 033 = *A047; , 046 = #A301 (& Brice 1991)


    Logograms (all *)

    153 = GRAnum; , 154 = OLIVa; , 155 = FICus; , 156 = VINum; , 157 = AB 123 (condiment); , 158 = CYP/PYC; , 159 = ?; , 159bis = AB CROCus; , 163 = TELA; , 164 + , 165 = AB 180; , 174 = AB RE; , 175 = AB A; , 176 = A304 / B 231; , 181 = AB 134


    Grid 2

    further values suggested by John G. Younger

  • black color = identification certain
  • red color = identification probable / plausible
  • green color = identification possible


     AEI OUOther
      009A2

    008A3

    		 014  020 AI
    D064054  078015? 
    J053      
    K072055 057

    016 KI2

    051 KI3

    		044056

    028 KU2

    073 KU3

    		 
    M029

    059?

    		   013 MU2
    N    065?  
    P063   030 PU2 
    Q 047    
    R095

    027 RA3

    018 RA4

    		032 RE2010040 RO2

    049 RO3

    		077 RU2005 Rv

    037 Rv

    068 Rv

    S036 SA2  011 SI    
    T034  023  
    W      
    Z       

    Syllabograms, unknown phonetic values

    087 = A 301; 088 = A 313


    Logograms

    001 = VIR1; 002 = VIR2; 003 = VIR3; 022 = VIR4

    004 = MULier; 013 = BOS; 041 = TELA

    Not syllabograms

    074and 075 = sets of numbers (e.g.20, 30)

    061 = phrase termination

    066and 071 dividers?