The Signs
From Phaistos
№ | Sign | PHAISTOS DISC SIGN (Godart and UCS name) | Description | Count | Remarks |
01 | PEDESTRIAN | marching figure of a man | 11 | ||
02 | PLUMED HEAD | head of man with crested helmet | 19 | the most frequent symbol, always word-initial | |
03 | TATTOOED HEAD | a bald head in profile, with "tattoo" or jewellery on the cheek | 2 | ||
04 | CAPTIVE | a standing human figure with bound arms | 1 | ||
05 | File:Phaistos glyph 05.png | CHILD | 1 | ||
06 | WOMAN | 4 | |||
07 | HELMET | woman's breast, a bell-shaped symbol | 18 | ||
08 | GAUNTLET | fist with cestus | 5 | ||
09 | File:Phaistos glyph 09.png | TIARA | 2 | ||
10 | ARROW | 4 | on side A only | ||
11 | BOW | 1 | |||
12 | SHIELD | 17 | 12 times in the group 02-12 | ||
13 | CLUB | 6 | |||
14 | File:Phaistos glyph 14.png | MANACLES | the flat tops of the two prominences in this figure as well as the slots in the base are characteristic features of manacles, the slots being for the attachment of thongs | 2 | |
15 | File:Phaistos glyph 15.png | MATTOCK | 1 | ||
16 | File:Phaistos glyph 16.png | SAW | knife | 2 | |
17 | File:Phaistos glyph 17.png | LID | instrument for cutting leather | 1 | |
18 | BOOMERANG | carpenter's angle | 12 | ||
19 | CARPENTRY PLANE | Y shape | 3 | on side A only | |
20 | File:Phaistos glyph 20.png | DOLIUM | handled vase | 2 | |
21 | COMB | Palace floorplan? [1] | 2 | ||
22 | File:Phaistos glyph 22.png | SLING | double pipe | 5 | on side B only |
23 | COLUMN | square headed mallet | 11 | ||
24 | BEEHIVE | pagoda-like building | 6 | ||
25 | SHIP | 7 | |||
26 | HORN | of ox | 6 | ||
27 | HIDE | of animal, probably an ox | 15 | ||
28 | BULLS LEG | ox's foot | 2 | ||
29 | CAT | head of animal of the feline genus | 11 | ||
30 | File:Phaistos glyph 30.png | RAM | head of horned sheep | 1 | |
31 | EAGLE | flying bird | 5 | on side A only | |
32 | DOVE | seated dove | 3 | ||
33 | TUNNY | fish (the horse mackerel or common tunny, Thunnus thynnus) | 6 | ||
34 | BEE | insect, possibly a bee | 3 | ||
35 | PLANE TREE | plant or tree sign; the Oriental plane (Platanus orientalis) | 11 | ||
36 | File:Phaistos glyph 36.png | VINE | olive branch | 4 | on side B only |
37 | PAPYRUS | plant with a fan-shaped flower | 4 | ||
38 | ROSETTE | maguerite or star-anemone; eight-petaled flower | 4 | ||
39 | LILY | saffron flower, Ψ shape | 4 | ||
40 | OX BACK | 6 | |||
41 | FLUTE | 2 | |||
42 | File:Phaistos glyph 42.png | GRATER | 1 | ||
43 | File:Phaistos glyph 43.png | STRAINER | triangle with internal granulation | 1 | |
44 | SMALL AXE | 1 | |||
45 | WAVY BAND | water | 6 | ||
? QM1 | QUESTIONMARK 1 | 1 ? |
The frequency distribution of the Phaistos Disc signs is:
- 19-18-17-15-12-11-11-11-11-7-6-6-6-6-6-6-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-4-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1
The nine hapaxes are 04 (A5), 05 (B3), 11 (A13), 15 (B8), 17 (A24), 30 (B27), 42 (B9), 43 (B4), 44 (A7). Of the eight twice-occurring symbols, four (03, 21, 28, 41) occur on side A only, three (09, 16, 20) on side B only, and only one (14) on both sides.