A Brief Note on the Cretan Hieroglyphic Signs 044 [sign] and 056 [sign]

Authors

  • Willemijn Waal

Keywords:

Cretan Hieroglyphs, Anatolian Hieroglyphs, seals, seal legends

Abstract

This paper builds further on the persuasive proposal of Ferrara & Cristiani 2016 that the Cretan Hieroglyphic sign 044 [sign] represents a seal of the “Petschaft” type. Drawing a comparison with the better under- stood Anatolian Hieroglyphic material, it tentatively proposes that on seals this sign may have functioned as a logogram with the meaning ‘seal’, and that the Cretan Hieroglyphic sign 056 [sign] may have been used in a similar manner.

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Published

08-08-2023

How to Cite

Waal, W. (2023). A Brief Note on the Cretan Hieroglyphic Signs 044 [sign] and 056 [sign]. Hieroglyphs, 1, 185–192. Retrieved from http://cipl-cloud37.segi.ulg.ac.be/index.php/hieroglyphs/article/view/8

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