The Signs

From Phaistos

Sign PHAISTOS DISC SIGN (Godart and UCS name) Description Count Remarks
01 Image:01 pedestrian.jpg PEDESTRIAN marching figure of a man 11
02 Image:02 plumed head.jpg PLUMED HEAD head of man with crested helmet 19 the most frequent symbol, always word-initial
03 Image:03 tattooed head.jpg TATTOOED HEAD a bald head in profile, with "tattoo" or jewellery on the cheek 2
04 Image:04 captive.jpg CAPTIVE a standing human figure with bound arms 1
05 File:Phaistos glyph 05.png CHILD 1
06 Image:06 woman.jpg WOMAN 4
07 Image:07 helmet.jpg HELMET woman's breast, a bell-shaped symbol 18
08 Image:08 gauntlet.jpg GAUNTLET fist with cestus 5
09 File:Phaistos glyph 09.png TIARA 2
10 Image:10 arrow.jpg ARROW 4 on side A only
11 Image:11 bow.jpg BOW 1
12 Image:12 shield.jpg SHIELD 17 12 times in the group 02-12
13 Image:13 club.jpg 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 Image:18 boomerang.jpg BOOMERANG carpenter's angle 12
19 Image:19 carpentry plane.jpg CARPENTRY PLANE Y shape 3 on side A only
20 File:Phaistos glyph 20.png DOLIUM handled vase 2
21 Image:21 comb.jpg COMB Palace floorplan? [1] 2
22 File:Phaistos glyph 22.png SLING double pipe 5 on side B only
23 Image:23 column.jpg COLUMN square headed mallet 11
24 Image:24 beehive.jpg BEEHIVE pagoda-like building 6
25 Image:25 ship.jpg SHIP 7
26 Image:26 horn.jpg HORN of ox 6
27 Image:27 hide.jpg HIDE of animal, probably an ox 15
28 Image:28 bulls leg.jpg BULLS LEG ox's foot 2
29 Image:29 cat.jpg CAT head of animal of the feline genus 11
30 File:Phaistos glyph 30.png RAM head of horned sheep 1
31 Image:31 eagle.jpg EAGLE flying bird 5 on side A only
32 Image:32 dove.jpg DOVE seated dove 3
33 Image:33 tunny.jpg TUNNY fish (the horse mackerel or common tunny, Thunnus thynnus) 6
34 Image:34 bee.jpg BEE insect, possibly a bee 3
35 Image:35 plane tree.jpg 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 Image:37 papyrus.jpg PAPYRUS plant with a fan-shaped flower 4
38 Image:38 rosette.jpg ROSETTE maguerite or star-anemone; eight-petaled flower 4
39 Image:39 lily.jpg LILY saffron flower, Ψ shape 4
40 Image:40 ox back.jpg OX BACK 6
41 Image:41 flute.jpg FLUTE 2
42 File:Phaistos glyph 42.png GRATER 1
43 File:Phaistos glyph 43.png STRAINER triangle with internal granulation 1
44 Image:44 small axe.jpg SMALL AXE 1
45 Image:45 wavy band.jpg WAVY BAND water 6
? QM1 Image:Qm1.jpg 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.

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