Linear A Sign A628

A628 is a modern sign-list label, not an ancient spelling. One sign-list analysis treats its drawing as A304 plus an extra element marked uncertain as of 2026.

Linear A grew alongside other Cretan scripts

The earliest Linear A evidence is assigned to Middle Minoan IIA, a phase of Crete’s Bronze Age. Inscriptions include palace accounts and writing on objects used for ritual.

Cretan Hieroglyphic, an older Cretan script with picture-like signs, coexisted with Linear A during the Middle Minoan II and III periods. Later Linear B was used for Mycenaean Greek, an early form of Greek, and shares some sign shapes with Linear A; whether signs passed directly or came from a common source remains debated.