Cretan hieroglyphs
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Cretan hieroglyphs are a hieroglyphic writing system used in early Bronze Age Crete, during the Minoan era. It predates Linear A by about a century, but the two writing systems continued to be used in
A green jasper Minoan seal with Cretan hieroglyphs, 1800 BC
The Archanes Script. MM IA / MMIB, 2100–1800 BC. Archanes type of Cretan hieroglyphs. Archanes Phourni. Archaeological Museum of Heraklion
Cretan hieroglyphics as seen in seals (A) and tablets (B).
Linear A
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Linear A is a writing system that was used by the Minoans of Crete from 1800 BC to 1450 BC. Linear A was the primary script used in palace and religious writings of the Minoan civilization. It was ada
Cretan hieroglyphs
…Cretan hieroglyphs are a hieroglyphic writing system used in early Bronze Age Crete, during the Minoan era. It predates Linear A by about a century, but the two writing systems continued to be used in parallel for most of their history. As of 2026, it is undeciphered. As of 1989…
Linear A tablet, Chania Archaeological Museum
The Minoan site of Hagia Triada, where roughly half of the known Linear A inscriptions were excavated.
Linear A tablet from the palace of Zakros, Archeological Museum of Sitia
Linear A inscription at the Museum of Prehistory, in Thera