E. Structure of the Seven-Column Syllabic Grid of the Kaulins Minoan Aegean Sign Concordance (MinAegCon)
The Syllabic Grid of the Kaulins Minoan Aegean Sign Concordance (MinAegCon) has a table format of seven columns which are filled with text and images for the purpose of providing the greatest amount of information in the smallest possible area. This design permits quick and effective presentation and analysis of the alleged common genetic interlock of syllabic signs from the various sources. The reader can see at a glance the signs under discussion and their syllabic values, including comments about the words (and the objects) from which the syllables originated
A sample row from the seven-column table is shown below for the syllable LI.
1. The first column in the table identifies the syllable in question.
2. The second column gives the comparable sign in the Cypriot Syllabary and its currently accepted syllabic reading.
3. The third column provides the comparable Linear B sign together with its currently accepted syllabic reading and, where required, its corrected reading, especially for /R/ and /L/ phonemes and the Q-based and J-based syllables.
4. The fourth column provides the comparable sign on the Phaistos Disk.
5. The fifth column provides the comparable sign on the Axe of Arkalochori.
6. The sixth column provides the comparable sign in Old Elamite script.
7. The seventh column provides Sumerian pictographs and/or Egyptian hieroglyphs which could be considered to be genetically related, showing a potential line of development from Sumerian to Elamite to Minoan script.
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Creating special embedded links for them would involve a great deal of time.
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Below that is the original table with Aegean Fonts and images missing, but active links.
The reader thus has the complete info, but not the complete publication,
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The Syllable LI in the Minoan Aegean Sign Concordance (by Andis Kaulins)
LI A sign of the osprey or sea eagle, in archaic Greek called ἁλιάετος and in Linear B an abstracted sign of talons, beak and wings. Considered for Linear B but discarded was the alternative of a flower like the Madonna lily among the most ancient cultivated ornamental flowers. In Crete it was the most frequent floral motif of Minoan art... the sacred flower... | Cypriot syllabary: 𐠑 LI The sign could be a bird in the air with the line below the wing element representing the ground, i.e. the earth. | Linear B: Is read as RAI in error (33) LI an abstracted sign of talons, beak and wings. In Linear B not E-RAI- but E-LAI- for ἔλαιον "olive oil". | Phaistos Disk 𐇮 LI archaic "sea eagle, osprey" On the south coast, near Matala, you can find ospreys." continue at column right | No comparable Axe sign Wikipedia Osprey image "In Minoan times, Matala was most likely the port for the Palace of Phaistos, which is about 10 km north of | Elamite: LI This sign has an uncertain depiction. Is it a simplified abstracted drawing of a bird wing, talon prey and sky? | Sumerian LID or LIT beak and bird head? Egyptian Hieroglyphs A not Horus |
