Aegean scripts
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Aegean scripts are a group of ancient writing systems used in the Bronze Age Aegean region, including Crete and mainland Greece, that remain only partially deciphered.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Bronze Age script
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ancient writing system group ⓘ |
| associatedCulture |
Cycladic culture
NERFINISHED
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Minoan civilization NERFINISHED ⓘ Mycenaean civilization NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronologicalRelation |
contemporary with early Near Eastern scripts
ⓘ
precede the Greek alphabet ⓘ |
| deciphermentChallenge |
limited bilingual inscriptions
ⓘ
short and formulaic texts ⓘ unknown underlying languages for some scripts ⓘ |
| deciphermentStatus | partially deciphered ⓘ |
| discoveredThrough |
archaeological excavations in Crete
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archaeological excavations in mainland Greece ⓘ |
| function |
administrative record-keeping
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economic documentation ⓘ religious or ritual texts ⓘ |
| geographicRegion |
Aegean Sea region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
eastern Mediterranean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includes |
Cretan hieroglyphs
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Cypro-Minoan script NERFINISHED ⓘ Linear A NERFINISHED ⓘ Linear B NERFINISHED ⓘ Phaistos Disc signs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | later Greek writing traditions ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Near Eastern writing systems ⓘ |
| languageStatus | some underlying languages undeciphered ⓘ |
| notableSite |
Hagia Triada
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Knossos NERFINISHED ⓘ Mycenae NERFINISHED ⓘ Pylos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| researchField |
Aegean epigraphy
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archaeology ⓘ historical linguistics ⓘ |
| scriptDirection |
horizontal lines
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left-to-right ⓘ |
| scriptFamilyStatus | not directly related to alphabetic Greek ⓘ |
| scriptStructure | combination of syllabic and logographic signs ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
2nd millennium BCE
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3rd millennium BCE ⓘ Bronze Age NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Bronze Age Aegean region
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Crete NERFINISHED ⓘ mainland Greece NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writingMaterial |
clay tablets
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metal objects ⓘ sealings ⓘ stone inscriptions ⓘ |
| writingSystemType |
logographic system
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syllabary ⓘ |
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