Evans, Arthur J.: The Palace of Minos: a comparative account of the successive stages of the early Cretan civilization as illustred by the discoveries at Knossos (Band 1): The Neolithic and Early and Middle Minoan Ages (London, 1921)

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THE PALACE OF MINOS, ETC.

Inscribed Sanctuary of Juktas, as is the modern town to its Christian successor on the
Ladle6 height, the Chapel of Avthentes Christas. A view of the ladle, showing the
inscription round the margin, is seen in Fig. 462. The vessel, otherwise

Trullos. 1 ° °

rounded, was flattened in the centre below so as to enable it to stand easily.
A copy of the inscription in two horizontal lines with one or two of the
characters completed in dotted outlines is given in Fig. 463.

Fig. 460. Votive Clay Ladle from Fig. 461. Burnt Fragment of Votive

Early Minoan deposit beneath Loom Limestone Ladle, with Traces of Linear
Weight Area, Knossos. (| c.) Inscription, Peak Sanctuary of Juktas.

It seems originally to have consisted of twenty-four signs, and marks of
division are visible after 6 and io. Several of the characters, e.g. 3, 4, 6,
10, 12, 13, 14, and 22 show forms typical of Class A. 21, which is uncertain,
may be a flower sign. 7 at the beginning of a group of four has a special
4 Throne interest since it is, with one decadent exception,1 the only example in an
^nd , inscription of this class—placed here in a reversed position—of a character

Sceptre -, .

Sign. very prominent among the tablets of Class B found in the later Palace

street of Arkhanes. This discovery'is due to
the acute observation of my overseer, Em-
manuel Akumianakis.

1 Another example occurs on a tablet from

Hagia Triada. What appears to be a variant
type of throne sign without the crook is
common on tablets of Class A (see Table,
Fig. 476, No. 53).