The pictographs below are exact tracings by me of the pictographs
on the Phaistos Disk. Apparently, I am the only person to ever do this. Before I began working on the
disk I traced each pictograph because the only other pictograph images I could find were Sir Arthur Evans'
freehand drawings of the pictographs, which obviously he did in a hurry. But Evans did not have the advantage
of a copy machine as I did.
I duplicated each pictograph tracing the number of times it appears on the
Phaistos Disk, and then I taped each one onto my tracing of the disk spirals, to pinpoint their exact locations.
Because each repeated pictograph on the Phaistos Disk was intended to appear exactly identical,
the only way to exactly duplicate the disk is by using a copy machine to duplicate each pictograph.
I include Evans' pictographs drawings below, to the left of each one that I traced.
These are pictographs, not hieroglyphs. Sir Arthur Evans makes the case for Cretan pictographs in his book Cretan Pictographs and Prae-Phoenician Script.
Position = location of the sign on the diskExact Tracings With
Suggested Definitions
Including Their Number of Occurrences and their Positions
on the Phaistos Disk
Segment = the line segment in which the sign occurs
Both are relative to the center of the disk spiraling
out,
A = Side 1, B = Side 2
Click the text links to see the Argotypes (Arktypes, Ships of the Sky, Constellations
I think many of the pictographs are abbreviations for the constellations.)
  Island of Crete Heliacal rising of Sirius   3 Side A - Positions - 1, 13, 76; Segments - A1, 4, 19 1 Side B - Position - 72; Segment - B19 Positions mapped onto the disk
  Read the Phaistos Disk
"As Above, So Below = Duat"
The special effects of the geometry above are visible to any eyes no matter when those eyes gazed upon it, now or 3,600 years ago, but we can see this 3D effect (afforded by the spiral "background" of the disk) so much better, and as intended, thanks to computer graphics software. The two sides of the disk are connected by these matching pictographs and preserve this ancient religious philosophy of Duat, an expression of Dualism, the religious philosophy that indicates a system which contains two essential parts - the above or spirit part and the below or physical part, and their connection. |
 Daedalus, Priest Astronomer-Priest, Sailor 2 Side A Positions - 2, 14 Segments - A1, 4 0 Side B Points connected by a line |
 Thoth's Feather  3 Stars in Argo that make the Oar, Aspidiske and Markeb 4 Side A Positions - 3, 15, 46, 71 Segments - A1, 4, 11, 18 0 Side B  |
 Evans gave his runner a little something extra. Constellation Herakles/Hercules  Walker, Runner Mural, Knossos 6 Side A Positions - 4, 19, 41, 66, 84, 118 Segments - A2, 6, 10, 17, 20, 30 5 Side B Position - 51, 60, 71, 88, 94 Segment - B14, 16, 19, 23, 24
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 Evans really modified this pictograph. Spindle 3 Side A Positions - 5, 20, 119 Segments - A2, 6, 30  3 Side B Position - 44, 89, 95 Segment - B12, 23, 24  |
  Evans may have pointed this pictograph in the direction that made sense to him. As Above, So Below House of the God Ja-Wa 2 Side A Positions - 6, 56 Segments - A3, 15 0 Side B
Points connected by a line
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 Evans must have thought this pictograph was a papyrus. Thistle or Thyrsi 2 Side A Positions - 7, 57 Segments - A3, 15 
Diameter 2 Side B Position - 85, 109 Segment - B22, 28 Points connected by a line 
 
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Five-Branched Tree 5 Side A Positions - 8, 16, 57, 85, 90 Segments - A3, 5, 15, 21, 22  6 Side B Positions - 9, 29, 58, 66, 79, 111 Segments - B3, 8, 15, 18, 21, 29 |
 Golden Fleece 10 Side A  Inside the Great Pyramid Segments - A3, 3, 9, 9, 12, 15, 15, 19, 24, 25 
5 Side B Positions - 35, 52, 74, 104, 114 Segments - B9, 14, 19, 27, 29 |
 Evans did not orient the shield to the hexagonal pattern. Shield of the 7 Planets 15 Side A Positions - 11, 21, 23, 35, 39, 51, 60, 64, 79, 88, 95, 100, 106, 114, 120 Segments - A3, 6, 7, 9, 10, 13, 15, 16, 19, 21, 23, 25, 26, 29, 30  and the Moon, North Star 2 Side B Positions - 100, 118 Segments - B26, 30 Points connected by a line | 
 Minyae Crested Dancer 14 Side A Positions - 12, 22, 36, 40, 48, 52, 61, 65, 73, 80, 89, 96, 107, 121 Segments - A3, 6, 9, 10, 12, 13, 15, 16, 18, 19, 21, 23, 26, 30 
Cave of Zeus, Warriors Patrolling the Perimeter  Spinning World-Disk Disk is spinning clockwise but center triangle appears to be spinning counterclockwise, a wagon wheel illusion
5 Side B Positions - 11, 54, 78, 110, 119 Segments - B3, 14, 20, 28, 30  Octahedron |
 Evans may have seen this as the intersection of a road. Adjacent Angle 3 Side A Positions - 17, 26, 86 Segments - A5, 9, 21  Obtuse Triangle |
 Telescope 5 Side A Positions - 18, 44, 53, 69, 77 Segments - A5, 12, 14, 18, 19  In and Out Watch the geometry flip. 4 Side B Positions - 4, 24, 98, 108 Segments - B2, 6, 25, 26 
Illusion |
 Constellation Capricorn Horn 5 Side A Positions - 24, 37, 49, 62, 91 Segments - A7, 10, 13, 16, 22  |
 Constellation Aquila Winged Disk, Vulture 5 Side A Positions - 25, 38, 50, 63, 92 Segments - A7, 10, 13, 16, 22  Flip it 1 Side B Positions - 77 Segments - B20 Flip it again 0 Side B |
 Did Evans think this is a UFO? A Star 1 Side A Positions - 27 Segments - A8 0 Side B |
 Evans may have used a straight edge to draw this pictograph. Pyramid, Carpenter's Square 6 Side A Positions - 28, 31, 43, 68, 93, 117 Segments - A8, 9, 12, 18, 23, 30  Palace in the Desert 6 Side B Positions - 13, 23, 30, 63, 87, 97 Segments - 4, 6, 8, 17, 23, 25  Where We Study Stars |
 Goddess Rhea, Isis Nursing Diktys 2 Side A Positions - 29, 94 Segments - A8, 23 2 Side B Positions - 10, 59 Segments - B3, 15  Rise Above It Gaze at the geometry and watch it flip. |
 Constellation Corvus, Falcon on the Perch 2 Side A Positions - 32, 78 Segments - A9, 19 Points connected by a line 1 Side B Positions - 57 Segments - B15 |
 A yoke at the least, but it seems Evans saw breasts. Astronomy Glasses Binoculars 1 Side A Positions - 33 Segments - A9 1 Side B Positions - 64 Segments - B17  Yoke together |
 Evans perhaps recognized it as a bull's foot but drew it facing the wrong way. Constellation Taurus Bull's Foot 2 Side A Positions - 42, 67 Segments - A11, 17 Points connected by a line |
 Constellation Argo, Skiff  2 Side A Positions - 46, 71 Segments - A12, 18 5 Side B Positions - 3, 32, 73, 83, 105 Segments - B2, 9, 19, 22, 27  |
 Evans drew this as a Sawfish. Constellation Pisces Sharp-Snout Fish 2 Side A Positions - 54, 90 Segments - A14, 26 4 Side B Positions - 55, 61, 92, 103 Segments - B15, 16, 24, 26  Sharp-Snout Fish |
 Evans apparently identified this pictograph as a bow. Constellation Cancer Nile Crab 1 Side A Positions - 74 Segments - B18 0 Side B |
Evans modified this pictograph to a type of trident. Grass 1 Side A Positions - 75 Segments - B18 3 Side B Positions - 14, 56, 93 Segments - B4, 15, 24 Grass 1 Side A Positions - 75 Segments - B18 3 Side B Positions - 14, 56, 93 Segments - B4, 15, 24  Scalene Triangle |
 Pomegranate/Star Starseed Evans perhaps saw this pictograph as a woman's breast. 3 Side A Positions - 79, 87, 97 Segments - A20, 25, 28  Acute Triangle 15 Side B Positions - 1, 7, 12, 18, 25, 26, 28, 31, 37, 41, 48, 82, 90, 112, 115 Segments - B1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 7, 8, 10, 11, 13, 21, 23, 29, 30  Constellation Argos |
 Daedalus, Wings of Icarus, Coffin Chest 3 Side A Positions - 97 Segments - A24  Right Triangle 3 Side B Positions - 75, 80, 118 Segments - B20, 21, 30  Obtuse Triangle |
 Roll-Up 2 Side A Positions - 81, 85 Segments - A20, 21 Points connected by a line 0 Side B |
 Dactyloi, Glove 1 Side A Positions - 97 Segments - A24 4 Side B Positions - 17, 36, 45, 47 Segments - B5, 10, 12, 12, 13  Cone |
 Stylized Pig, A Star 1 Side A Positions - 98 Segments - A24 0 Side B |
 Tsunami Wave Nile River, Aegean 2 Side A Positions - 102, 112 Segments - A25, 28 4 Side B Positions - 2, 27, 42, 113 Segments - B1, 7, 11, 29  Volume |
 Evans removed the shield this warrior is holding and portrayed him as a captive instead. Very early concept of Zeus Constellation Orion Could be the signature of the artist of the disk, whose name might mean "Hand Shield," like King Pacal of the Maya 1 Side A Positions - 106 Segments - A26 0 Side B |
 Evans omitted this pictograph. Constellation Canis Major Dog Scratching 1 Side A Positions - 108 Segments - A27 0 Side B |
 Constellation Leo Lion, Goddess 2 Side A Positions - 109, 112 Segments - A27, 28 8 Side B Positions - 6, 20, 39, 43, 46, 50, 62, 70 Segments - B2, 5, 10, 11,12,13, 16, 18 |
 Evans did not distinquish between these two pictographs. Constellation Canis Minor Dog 1 Side A Positions - 110 Segments - A27 0 Side B |
  Evans gave the second level four sections instead of three. Palanquin Pasiphae's Bed?  Minoan palanquin, Knossos Fresco 1 Side A Positions - 116 Segments - A29 5 Side B Positions - 22, 68, 69, 81, 102 Segments - B6, 18, 18, 21, 26 |
 
Evans seemed to think this pictograph is a bug. Sacred Ivy 
Sacred Ivy from a mural at Knossos 0 Side A 2 Side B Positions - 5, 34 Segments - B2, 9   |
 Evans omitted this pictograph. Hoe 0 Side A 2 Side B Positions - 8, 33 Segments - B3, 9 |
 Evans gave the ram an ear and omitted the nose. Constellation Aries Ram 0 Side A 1 Side B Positions - 15 Segments - A4 |
  Sacred Cave Entrance Hoodwink of a Priest's Robe 0 Side A 2 Side B Positions - 16, 53 Segments - B4, 14 |
  Evans saw this pictograph as an olive branch. Plant 0 Side A 4 Side B Positions - 19, 38, 49, 76 Segments - B5, 10, 13, 20  Symmetry |
  Gauge 1 Side A Positions - 33 Segments - A9 5 Side B Positions - 21, 40, 86, 106, 117 Segments - B5, 10, 22, 27, 30  Pyramids, Apex, Base, Two Sides |
 Shell, Trumpet 0 Side A 2 Side B Positions - 65, 99 Segments - B17, 24 |
  Constellation Aquarius 0 Side A 2 Side B Positions - 67, 101 Segments - B18, 26 |
 Evans did not count the 20 inside dots. Milky Way Half Moon 0 Side A 1 Side B Positions - 84 Segments - B22 |
 Axe Typhon's Hatchet Labrys or Labyrinth (Maze) also meant "Axe" 0 Side A 1 Side B Positions - 91 Segments - B22 |
 Evans did not count the 20 dots inside the triangle. Volcano 0 Side A 1 Side B Positions - 96 Segments - B23 |
 Constellation Gemini Divine Child 0 Side A 1 Side B Positions - 107 Segments - B28
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Page 1 - Ancient Puzzle Solved | Brilliant Ancient World
Page 2 - Interview with Jonas | Valuable Background in Bridge
Common Approach | Can You Read the Phaistos Disk?
Self-Hypnosis
Part 3 - Dream Perspective | Great Pyramid, Exterior
Two Pyramids?
Part 4 - Great Pyramid, Interior & Subterranean Chamber
Phaistos Disk Maze of Daedalus
Part 5 - Great Star in the Sky
Part 6 - Constellation Argo
Page 7 - Pre-Euclidean Geometry | Minoan Fashion
Page 8 - Solve the Maze | Minoan Pottery
Page 9 - Minoan Calendars | Minoan Lunisolar Calendar
Zodiac Stellar Calendar | Minoan Sothic Calendar
Minoan 366-Day Year | How Was the Phaistos Disk Made?
Page 10 - Phaistos Disk Pictographs
Page 11 - Fishing Lessons | Big Game Hunter
First Woman Airline Pilot | The Stearman | The AT-6
Page 12 - Brilliant Musician | Debutant Career | English Teacher
Booted Out of School | Hostess Career
Page 13 - Crash Landing | Marauder Pilot | Bridge Boyfriend
Dedicated to Billy | Money Bridge Pro
Archaeoastronomer Career
Copyright Notice - Disk of the World - Text and images copyrighted March 21, 1993-2023,
Claire Grace Watson, B.A., M.S.T., U.S. Copyright and under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998, All rights reserved.
