Cypro-Minoan script
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The Cypro-Minoan script is an undeciphered Bronze Age writing system used on Cyprus, thought to be influenced by earlier Aegean scripts and inscribed mainly on clay tablets and votive objects.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Bronze Age script
ⓘ
writing system ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Cypriot Bronze Age culture ⓘ |
| deciphermentStatus | not deciphered ⓘ |
| directionOfWriting |
boustrophedon (occasionally)
ⓘ
right-to-left ⓘ |
| discoveredInCentury | 19th century CE ⓘ |
| foundAtArchaeologicalSite |
Enkomi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hala Sultan Tekke NERFINISHED ⓘ Kition NERFINISHED ⓘ Ras Shamra NERFINISHED ⓘ Ugarit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geographicRegion | Eastern Mediterranean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasApproximateNumberOfSigns | about 90 signs ⓘ |
| hasISO15924Code | Cpmn ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfKnownInscriptions | fewer than 300 inscriptions ⓘ |
| hasSignType |
logographic signs (possibly)
ⓘ
syllabic signs ⓘ |
| hasVariant |
Cypro-Minoan 1
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cypro-Minoan 2 NERFINISHED ⓘ Cypro-Minoan 3 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Aegean scripts
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Minoan Linear A NERFINISHED ⓘ Minoan Linear B NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainWritingMedium | clay tablets ⓘ |
| material | clay ⓘ |
| namedBy | Arthur Evans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameLanguage | English ⓘ |
| possiblyRelatedTo | Cypriot syllabary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| possiblyRepresentsLanguageFamily | unknown language ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Minoan civilization
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mycenaean civilization NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scriptFamily | Aegean scripts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Late Bronze Age ⓘ |
| timePeriodEnd | circa 11th century BCE ⓘ |
| timePeriodStart | circa 16th century BCE ⓘ |
| undeciphered | true ⓘ |
| usedFor |
administrative records
ⓘ
economic records ⓘ religious or votive inscriptions ⓘ |
| usedIn | Cyprus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writingMedium |
biconical clay tablets
ⓘ
clay balls ⓘ cylindrical clay tablets ⓘ other small clay objects ⓘ votive objects ⓘ |
| writingSystemStatus | historical ⓘ |
| writingSystemType | syllabary ⓘ |
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