Phaistos Disk Interpretation

Linear A

Linear B

So after I found this article on the Phaistos Disk and noticed there was a “key” of what each symbol representing in Wikipedia my curiosity pushed me to attempt to understand what the disk was actually saying. This attempt to cipher the glyphs seems very good from wiki so I built on that. Some Archeologist believe that each symbol represents a syllable but according to the key and the general purpose of hieroglyphs, they seem to me to represent a place, person or thing. 

 

I decided to go with that however, some of the symbols from this “key” I see them differently and applying some of the general understandings from Egypt and surrounding areas. I also read the glyphs from left to right within each section or block of text. Writing left to right was traditional in these ancient times. So I’d like to propose the following alternate interpretations of the symbols:

 

40

OX BACK

Actually represents tablets (stone law) Holy

43

STRAINER

triangle with internal granulation

Actually represents pointed stone

42

GRATER

Actually represent a jagged blade

34

BEE

insect, possibly a bee

Actually represents honey from the bees

35

PLANE TREE

plant or tree sign; the Oriental plane (Platanus orientalis)

Tree of Life or Fruit of Life

29

CAT

head of animal of the feline genus

Cats were known as the guardians of the underworld or protection.

22

SLING

double pipe

This is actually a support structure

23

COLUMN

square headed mallet

This is actually a Pillar

18

BOOMERANG

carpenter's angle

This represents “Built”

19

CARPENTRY PLANE

Y shape

This represents “Construct”

20

DOLIUM

handled vase

The represents “Vessel”

09

TIARA

This is “Prince”

07

HELMET

a bell-shaped symbol

This is “Crown”

41

FLUTE

Flute or Instrument

21

COMB

village

14

MANACLES

Restraints

03

TATTOOED HEAD

a bald head in profile, with tattoo or jewelry on the cheek

High Priest

 

 

I am not an archeologist however I love the field, so for the purpose of making myself clear, my guide was the “key” from Wiki and what I know thus far about Egypt and the nature of the Minoan peoples who lived in great joy and beauty. Adding today’s grammar insertions such as with, it, the etc. this is the interpretation and apply a “sense” of topic I came to the following interpretation;

Linear A

1.    People built warrior club.

2.    The shield protects the temple and tablets.

3.    Crown washed with water is the guardian of the underworld.

4.    Honey from bee’s are from the guardian of the underworld.

5.    Fish made Holy is for captives and warriors.

6.    Protection of the crown with water over food.

7.    Gauntlet, Axe and animals.

8.    Built woman warrior.

9.    Tree with Fruit of the life, strength of the beast and spirit of the eagle.

10.  Tree with fruit of life built flute for warrior.

11.  Crown tablet instrument for the people.

12.  Flower of life is the pillar of the warrior.

13.  The bow is the lily.

14.  Built wooden arrow and boats for animals and warriors.

15.  The people became strong like the leg of an ox.

16.   The horn of the spirit for warrior.

17.  The village papyrus is the fruit of the tree of life for animals and warrior.

18.  Their pillar is fish.

19.  Strength of beast is spirit of warrior.

20.  Built wooden arrow and boats for animals and warriors.

21.  The people became strong like the leg of an ox.

22.  Strength of beast is spirit of warrior.

23.  From animals they built peace with animals restraints for warriors.

24.  They constructed instruments to cute leather built for woman.

25.  The shield, strength of the beast and spirit.

26.  People made club for warrior.

27.  Wood from tree constructed pillars.

28.  The flower of life is the high priests arrow.

29.  The village papyrus is the fruit of the tree of life for animals and warrior.

30.  People, the club.

31.  The flower of life is the high priests arrow.

 

Linear B

1.    Crown tablets are support for warrior.

2.    Tree with fruit of life is the crown washed with water for animals.

3.    Child will be raised by papyrus of warrior.

4.    Animals and ship will be his support.

5.    The shield and the vessel temple is fish.

6.    Pointed stone built the pillar for the saw.

7.    Fish is the lily of the people and their clubs.

8.    Built peoples club crowned into an axe.

9.    The boat, jagged blade and papyrus became their support.

10.  Tree with fruit of life, tablets and the temple are the crown.

11.  Tablets became the branch and strength of the warrior.

12.  People flower of life was the ship for hunting animals.

13.  Tree with fruit of life was the vessel of the temple and the temple of the guardians of the underworld.

14.  Built restraints and saw.

15.  People, fish protected them from the underworld.

16.  Fish was the lily and peace and the fruit of life was the woman.

17.  People and animals made a prince of the warrior.

18.  The gauntlet is the crown and olive branch of the underworld.

19.  The club is the gauntlet of the underworld.

20.  Crown of water is the guardian of the underworld.

21.  Gauntlet, crown and olive branch supports the guardian of the underworld.

22.  Ships, pillars, honey from the bees and animals.

23.  The tree builds the crown.

24.  Crown washed by water is the crown.

25.  Temple built the pillar and crown.

26.  Gauntlet crown is the vine of the guardians of the underworlds support.

27.  The crown built the lily and strong head of the prince.

28.  Crown pillar and tree of the fruit of life for woman and warrior.

29.  Ship pillar and honey from bees is guardian of the underworld.

30.  Crown water.

Ultimately this clay tablet is a documentation of how the Minoans lived and built a strong civilization. Again, this was a little project to satisfy my curiosity, but I think there are a lot of pictorial statements here. For instance, the hunter warrior used ships to collect animals for meat. Also their evolution to develop metal tools to help, where did they learn how to craft these metals? Much reference was made to the crown and water which could mean something deeply spiritual.  Also the underworld was depicted much which could also represent death. This disk was dated around 1850 BC and 1600 BC and possibly around 1400 BC. The classic timeline for metals appearing in archeology are;

Finds of Iron

Early examples and distribution of non precious metal finds. Date Crete Aegean Greece Cyprus Total Anatolia Grand total 1300–1200 BC 5 2 9 0 16 33 49 1200–1100 BC 1 2 8 26 37 N.A. 37 1100–1000 BC 13 3 31 33 80 N.A. 80 1000–900 BC 37+ 30 115 29 211 N.A. 211 Total Bronze Age 5 2 9 0 16 33 49 Total Iron Age 51 35 163 88 328 N.A. 328

 

I am not attempting to develop and conspiracy or anything like that just follow the inevitable path of more question after finding some answers.  Anyway hope all who reads this takes it in good light!!

Be Blessed

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phaistos_Disc