Abstract
SummaryThis article addresses a long‐debated topic related to the hieroglyphic script from the island of Crete, namely the status of its sign‐list. The signs of this script are predominantly image‐based and as such their inherent position as bona fide signs of writing or, alternatively, decorative symbols with no specific relation to language has raised issues of inclusion or exclusion from the sign‐list as presented in the standard corpus of inscriptions. This article aims to propose a new approach based on a contextual, distributional, and structural architecture of criteria. The goal is to reach a balanced reassessment of the evidence and contribute to a definitive sign‐list. This represents a fundamental step for any cogent decipherment attempt.
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