Malia stone block with hieroglyphs
E813938
The Malia stone block with hieroglyphs is an inscribed archaeological artifact from the Minoan site of Malia on Crete, bearing a significant example of the undeciphered Cretan hieroglyphic script.
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Cretan hieroglyphic inscription
ⓘ
Minoan artifact ⓘ archaeological artifact ⓘ inscribed stone block ⓘ |
| archaeologicalSite | Malia Minoan palace complex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedCulture | Minoan civilization NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Malia palace administration (hypothetical) ⓘ |
| chronologicalContext | Bronze Age ⓘ |
| culturalContext | palatial Minoan context ⓘ |
| discoveredAt | Malia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveryContext | archaeological excavation at Malia ⓘ |
| functionStatus | function uncertain ⓘ |
| geographicalContext | Aegean Sea region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageContext | prehistoric Aegean archaeology ⓘ |
| inscriptionContentStatus | meaning unknown ⓘ |
| inscriptionLanguageStatus | undeciphered language ⓘ |
| inscriptionStatus | partially preserved ⓘ |
| inscriptionType | hieroglyphic inscription ⓘ |
| locatedInCountry | Greece NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnIsland | Crete NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material | stone ⓘ |
| region | eastern Crete ⓘ |
| researchSignificance | important example of Cretan hieroglyphic script ⓘ |
| scriptComparison |
compared with Linear A
ⓘ
compared with Linear B ⓘ compared with Phaistos Disc ⓘ |
| scriptDeciphermentStatus | not fully understood ⓘ |
| scriptStatus | undeciphered ⓘ |
| studiedBy |
Aegean epigraphers
ⓘ
Minoan archaeologists ⓘ |
| usedFor | epigraphic study of Cretan hieroglyphs ⓘ |
| usedIn | comparative studies of Aegean scripts ⓘ |
| writingDirectionStatus | uncertain ⓘ |
| writingMedium | incised on stone ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Cretan hieroglyphs ⓘ |
| writingSystemFamily | Aegean scripts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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