Arkalochori Axe

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The Arkalochori Axe is a votive double axe excavated in the Arkalochori cave by Spyridon Marinatos. It is notable for being engraved with an inscription of 15 symbols. Some of the symbols may be identified as Linear A characters, while others are reminiscent of those found on the Phaistos Disc: in particular, the "Mohican" glyph (D02), the most frequent character of the Phaistos Disc, appears on the axe inscription both in profile and face-on.

The axe is on exhibit in the Iraklion Archaeological Museum.

Of the 15 signs, 12 appear to be unique. The suggestions for comparison with Linear A and Phaistos Disc glyphs are due to Timm (2005)[1]

Reading right to left, top to bottom, the symbols are as follows.

№ Sign Comment Linear A Phaistos Disc
01 A 304 10px‎ ?
02 AB28 10px‎ I D39 Image:Phaistos_glyph_39.png
03 03 AB01 10px‎ DA
04 04 D02 Image:Phaistos_glyph_02.png
05 05
06 06 AB05 10px‎ TO ?
07 07 cf. 04 D02 Image:Phaistos_glyph_02.png
08 08 AB80 10px‎ MA
09 09 AB04 10px‎ TE D35 Image:Phaistos_glyph_35.png
10 10 cf. 04 D02 Image:Phaistos_glyph_02.png
11 11 AB31 10px‎ SA D19 Image:Phaistos_glyph_19.png
12 cf. 08 AB80 10px‎ MA
13 13 AB06 10px‎ NA D23 Image:Phaistos_glyph_23.png
14 14
15 15 A338 10px‎ ?

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