Linear A Sign AB060

Only as a proposed sound value, not as a known translation.

AB 60 is a modern catalog label. The proposed “ra” comes from comparing this sign with Linear B B060 and from sequences such as da-ta-ra. Those comparisons suggest a reading; they do not identify the Minoan word. The Minoan language remains undeciphered as of 2026.

What was Linear A used for?

Linear A served record-keeping and other inscriptional purposes.

Used mainly on Crete roughly 1800–1450 BCE, Linear A appears in clay administrative records and in other inscriptions, including on stone vessels and objects interpreted as mainly religious. Its sign repertory has proposed links with Cretan Hieroglyphic signs. Linear A also provided much of the graphic template for the later Linear B script. AB 60 is a modern catalog label, not an ancient name.

Why does 𐘴 look different?

Handwriting and composite use account for real form differences.

AB 60 has handwriting (palaeographic) variants, including forms facing either way. Scholars use orientation as a clue to writing direction, not as proof of a second character. Composite signs can include AB 60 as one component, so read the larger sign as a whole. Fonts may draw different strokes or show a missing-character box; that changes the display, not the historical sign.