Writing and Printing

Cretan hieroglyphs

Cretan hieroglyphs are a hieroglyphic writing system used in early Bronze Age Crete, during the Minoan era. It predates Linear A by about a century, but the two writing systems continued to be used in parallel for most of their history. As of 2026, it is undeciphered.

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See also

• ▸Gothic script (palaeography)
• ▸Check (pattern)
• ▸German language

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