[2] As of 1989, the corpus of Cretan hieroglyphic inscriptions included two parts: More documents, such as those from the Petras deposit, have been published since then.[10][11] The main issue is that a number of symbols found on sealstones, tending to be more image-based, were deemed as purely decorative and not included in the sign list (or are transcribed when read).[12][13] Some Cretan Hieroglyphic (as well as Linear A) inscriptions were also found on the island of Samothrace in the northeastern Aegean.During recent excavation at the Neopalatial area of the Cult Centre of the City of Knossos a seal stone was found in a foundation deposit.The steatite seal had four inscribed faces and the deposit dated to Final Palatial Period into LM III B.
Cretan hieroglyphs (1900–1600 BC) on a clay bar from Malia or Knossos,
Crete
. As exhibited at
Heraklion Archaeological Museum
, Crete, Greece. Dots represent numerals
Cretan hieroglyphics as seen in seals (A) and tablets (B).