Unicode block Disk of Phaistos

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The unicode block Diskos von Phaistos (Phaistos Disc Symbols, U + 101D0 to U + 101FF) contains 46 characters for the stamps of the Diskos von Phaistos , a disc made of burnt clay from the Bronze Age . The stamps probably stand for syllables. They themselves are systematized and named differently by researchers. For example, the “arrow” is also interpreted as an “ear of wheat”.

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Character U + 101FD has the general category "Marking without extra width" and the bidirectional class "Marking without extra width"

All other characters have the general category "Other Symbol" and the bidirectional class "Left to Right".

Abbreviation: DvPZ = "Diskos-von-Phaistos -zeichen"
Unicode number Characters
(400%)		 Official name description
U + 101D0 (66000) ?? PHAISTOS DISC SIGN PEDESTRIAN DvPZ "Running Man"
U + 101D1 (66001) ?? PHAISTOS DISC SIGN PLUMED HEAD DvPZ "spring head"
U + 101D2 (66002) ?? PHAISTOS DISC SIGN TATTOOED HEAD DvPZ "head with tattoos"
U + 101D3 (66003) ?? PHAISTOS DISC SIGN CAPTIVE DvPZ "prisoner"
U + 101D4 (66004) ?? PHAISTOS DISC SIGN CHILD DvPZ "child"
U + 101D5 (66005) ?? PHAISTOS DISC SIGN WOMAN DvPZ "woman"
U + 101D6 (66006) ?? PHAISTOS DISC SIGN HELMET DvPZ "helmet"
U + 101D7 (66007) ?? PHAISTOS DISC SIGN GAUNTLET DvPZ "glove"
U + 101D8 (66008) ?? PHAISTOS DISC SIGN TIARA DvPZ "Tiara"
U + 101D9 (66009) ?? PHAISTOS DISC SIGN ARROW DvPZ "arrow"
U + 101DA (66010) ?? PHAISTOS DISC SIGN BOW DvPZ "arch"
U + 101DB (66011) ?? PHAISTOS DISC SIGN SHIELD DvPZ "shield"
U + 101DC (66012) ?? PHAISTOS DISC SIGN CLUB DvPZ "Club"
U + 101DD (66013) ?? PHAISTOS DISC SIGN MANACLES DvPZ "Shackles"
U + 101DE (66014) ?? PHAISTOS DISC SIGN MATTOCK DvPZ "Hoe"
U + 101DF (66015) ?? PHAISTOS DISC SIGN SAW DvPZ "saw"
U + 101E0 (66016) ?? PHAISTOS DISC SIGN LID DvPZ "pot lid"
U + 101E1 (66017) ?? PHAISTOS DISC SIGN BOOMERANG DvPZ "Boomerang"
U + 101E2 (66018) ?? PHAISTOS DISC SIGN CARPENTRY PLANE DvPZ "carpenter's plane"
U + 101E3 (66019) ?? PHAISTOS DISC SIGN DOLIUM DvPZ "Dolium (wine vessel)"
U + 101E4 (66020) ?? PHAISTOS DISC SIGN COMB DvPZ "comb"
U + 101E5 (66021) ?? PHAISTOS DISC SIGN SLING DvPZ "slingshot"
U + 101E6 (66022) ?? PHAISTOS DISC SIGN COLUMN DvPZ "column"
U + 101E7 (66023) ?? PHAISTOS DISC SIGN BEEHIVE DvPZ "Beehive"
U + 101E8 (66024) ?? PHAISTOS DISC SIGN SHIP DvPZ "ship"
U + 101E9 (66025) ?? PHAISTOS DISC SIGN HORN DvPZ "Horn"
U + 101EA (66026) ?? PHAISTOS DISC SIGN HIDE DvPZ "fur"
U + 101EB (66027) ?? PHAISTOS DISC SIGN BULLS LEG DvPZ "bull thighs"
U + 101EC (66028) ?? PHAISTOS DISC SIGN CAT DvPZ "cat"
U + 101ED (66029) ?? PHAISTOS DISC SIGN RAM DvPZ "Aries"
U + 101EE (66030) ?? PHAISTOS DISC SIGN EAGLE DvPZ "Adler"
U + 101EF (66031) ?? PHAISTOS DISC SIGN DOVE DvPZ "dove"
U + 101F0 (66032) ?? PHAISTOS DISC SIGN TUNNY DvPZ "Tuna"
U + 101F1 (66033) ?? PHAISTOS DISC SIGN BEE DvPZ "Bee"
U + 101F2 (66034) ?? PHAISTOS DISC SIGN PLANE TREE DvPZ "Tree"
U + 101F3 (66035) ?? PHAISTOS DISC SIGN VINE DvPZ "Wine"
U + 101F4 (66036) ?? PHAISTOS DISC SIGN PAPYRUS DvPZ "Papyrus"
U + 101F5 (66037) ?? PHAISTOS DISC SIGN ROSETTE DvPZ "rosette"
U + 101F6 (66038) ?? PHAISTOS DISC SIGN LILY DvPZ "Lily"
U + 101F7 (66039) ?? PHAISTOS DISC SIGN OX BACK DvPZ "ox back"
U + 101F8 (66040) ?? PHAISTOS DISC SIGN FLUTE DvPZ "Flute"
U + 101F9 (66041) ?? PHAISTOS DISC SIGN GRATER DvPZ "scraper"
U + 101FA (66042) ?? PHAISTOS DISC SIGN STRAINER DvPZ "Sieve"
U + 101FB (66043) ?? PHAISTOS DISC SIGN SMALL AX DvPZ "Small Ax"
U + 101FC (66044) ?? PHAISTOS DISC SIGN WAVY BAND DvPZ "Wavy Band"
U + 101FD (66045) ?? PHAISTOS DISC SIGN COMBINING OBLIQUE STROKE DvPZ "oblique line"

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Web links

  • PDF of the Unicode Consortium (English; 101 kB)
  • Torsten Timm: The Phaistos Disc - Notes on Interpretation and Text Structure. In: Indo-European Research, Edition 109, 2004, pages 204–231, online (PDF; 0.5 MB)