base283 0 #1 July 10, 2004 Having just returned from Greece, I found out about The Phaistos Disk, Does anybody know about this, its a strange glyph disc appx 3600yrs old found in Greece that aint with the normal at that time ummm alphabet. It has some interesting symbols including birdmen.... any info would be appreciated. I googled it and got 1500 hits and can´t make sense out of it. take care, space Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BabaLouie 0 #2 July 10, 2004 try this [url]http://www.interkriti.org/culture/festos/phaist2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Amazon 7 #3 July 10, 2004 http://www.interkriti.org/culture/festos/phaist2 EEEESSSSHH Newbies.. Minoan Culture The disc of Phaistos is the most important example of hieroglyphic inscription from Crete and was discovered in 1903 in a small room near the depositories of the "archive chamber", in the north - east apartments of the palace, together with a Linear A tablet and pottery dated to the beginning of the Neo-palatial period (1700- 1600 B.C.). Both surfaces of this clay disc are covered with hieroglyphs arranged in a spiral zone, impressed on the clay when it was damp. The signs make up groups devided from each other by vertical lines, and each of these groups should represent a word. Forty five different types of signs have been distinguished, of which a few can be identified with the hieroglyphs in use in the Proto- palatial period. Some hieroglyphic sequences recur like refrains, suggesting a religious hymn, and Pernier regards the content of the text as ritual. Others have suggested that the text is a list of soldiers, and lately Davis has interpreted it as a document in the Hittic language in which a king discusses the erection of the Palace of Phaistos. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
damion75 0 #4 July 10, 2004 Quote[lately Davis has interpreted it as a document in the Hittic language in which a king discusses the erection of the Palace of Phaistos. He's bluffing - it is a list of ancient Cretan beer rules. That's why there is a recurrence because every line ends with "now you must buy the King a case of Minoan beer" Interestingly one rule is that the beer must not be 'Minos lite beer' - drinking this in the King's presence could result in the death penalty...*************** Not one shred of evidence supports the theory that life is serious - look at the platypus. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest #5 July 10, 2004 Quotehttp://www.interkriti.org/culture/festos/phaist2 EEEESSSSHH Newbies.. Minoan Culture The disc of Phaistos is the most important example of hieroglyphic inscription from Crete and was discovered in 1903 in a small room near the depositories of the "archive chamber", in the north - east apartments of the palace, together with a Linear A tablet and pottery dated to the beginning of the Neo-palatial period (1700- 1600 B.C.). Both surfaces of this clay disc are covered with hieroglyphs arranged in a spiral zone, impressed on the clay when it was damp. The signs make up groups devided from each other by vertical lines, and each of these groups should represent a word. Forty five different types of signs have been distinguished, of which a few can be identified with the hieroglyphs in use in the Proto- palatial period. Some hieroglyphic sequences recur like refrains, suggesting a religious hymn, and Pernier regards the content of the text as ritual. Others have suggested that the text is a list of soldiers, and lately Davis has interpreted it as a document in the Hittic language in which a king discusses the erection of the Palace of Phaistos. heh-heh, you said "erection"... mh ."The mouse does not know life until it is in the mouth of the cat." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Amazon 7 #6 July 10, 2004 Quotea king discusses the erection of the Palace of Phaistos. heh-heh, you said "erection"... Well obviously there were not enough of those since the Minoan Civilization died out. REALLLY EVIL Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
