Linear A Sign AB067

Read it as the syllable ki. In English terms, that is k followed by the “ee” vowel in “key”; it is a conventional sound value, not a translation of a known Minoan word.

In transcriptions such as ki-da-ro, ki-ri-ta, and su-ki-ri-ta, AB 67 supplies one syllable in a longer written sequence. These scholarly spellings show its role in the writing, not deciphered word meanings.

Was AB 67 a cup symbol?

Not as a settled meaning. As of 2026, no counterpart for AB 67 is attested in Cretan Hieroglyphic, a different Bronze Age Cretan script. Scholars therefore treat it as an innovation in Linear A relative to that script, though the sign also appears in Linear B.

AB 67’s earliest attestations are on accounting records from Phaistos, a Minoan site on Crete, in Middle Minoan IIB. A similar pictorial form appears on a small one-handled cup from Kea, an Aegean island, dated Late Minoan IB. It may be decoration or a mark combining the vessel’s shape with the sign’s sound; a measurement reference is another possibility, not an established reading.

Why does Linear A AB067 show as a box?

The font used for the text may lack Linear A support. This is a text character whose shape comes from the font; another font or app may show an empty box instead. Unifont Upper includes AB067, but support varies between fonts.