Phaistos Disk Solution 15

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PHAISTOS DISK PICTOGRAPHS WITH SIR ARTHUR EVANS

Constellation Taurus, as it is drawn today and as it seems to be on the Phaistos Disk, revealed by connecting the eleven Walker pictographs

PHAISTOS DISK PICTOGRAPHS, WITH DRAWINGS BY SIR ARTHUR EVANS

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.

Exact Tracings With
Suggested Definitions
Including Their Number of Occurrences and their Positions
on the Phaistos Disk

Position = location of the sign on the 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.

I think many of the pictographs are abbreviations for the constellations (Archetypes, original shapes and forms of Arktypes, Ships/Arks of the Sky).

Flower
Island of Crete
Heliacal rising of Sirius

Similar to this 8-petal flower center the wave spirals on a Minoan ceiling and 8-petal Flower of

Life guarded by goddess Mut (Egyptian limestone relief). This flower is seen also at the center of the wave spirals in the Queen's Bathroom, Palace at Knossos (below)

3 Side A - Positions - 1, 13, 76; Segments - A1, 4, 19
1 Side B - Position - 72; Segment - B19

Positions mapped on the disk

Wave spirals, Queen's Bathroom, Palace at Knossos

Read the Phaistos Disk
"As Above, So Below = Duat

Gaze at the above geometry and watch it flip. The hood of the initiate looks up, then down. (left, Hoodwink of a robe, Phaistos Disk pictograph) As above, so below, a concept that became predominate in ancient and modern mysticism as describing the mirrored nature of reality, describes the two-sided Phaistos Disk when placed side 1 above side 2. Disk below is as disk above, yet one turns clockwise and the other counterclockwise depending on which center begins the journey through the spirals. This is also the concept of Duat, that the world above and the world below mirror each other but as mirror image reversals. Widely theorized is the idea that the Great Pyramid was built to mirror a constellation, thus expressing this ancient Egyption concept of 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.

Man with Shaved Head
Daedalus, Priest
Astronomer-Priest, Sailor
2 Side A
Positions - 2, 14
Segments - A1, 4
0 Side B

Points connected by a line Astronomer-Priest

Oar of the Argo
Thoth's Feather
Minoan Ship

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

Wings of Icarus, Dimensional Plane

Evans gave his runner a little something extra.
Constellation Herakles/Hercules
Runner

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

Walker, Phaistos Disk pictograph Constellation Taurus (see image top of this page), drawn by connecting the 11 "Walker" pictographs, 6 side A and 5 side B. Where are these walkers going?

Evans really modified this pictograph.
Spindle
3 Side A
Positions - 5, 20, 119
Segments - A2, 6, 30

Acute Triangle
3 Side B
Position - 44, 89, 95
Segment - B12, 23, 24

Isosceles Triangle

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

Minoan Pictograph

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

Diameter, Phaistos Disk spinning and a symbol from Minoan art that seems to imply spin

Five-Branched Tree
5 Side A
Positions - 8, 16, 57, 85, 90
Segments - A3, 5, 15, 21, 22

Envelop
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

Positions - 9, 10, 30, 34, 47, 58, 59, 72, 99, 103
Segments - A3, 3, 9, 9, 12, 15, 15, 19, 24, 25

The Inner Plane
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

Star Sirius with 7 Planets
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
Phaistos Disk geometry

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

Phaistos Disk, two sides connected and geometry

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
Phaistos Disk geometry

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

Open and Shut

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

Phaistos Disk pictograph (left) compared with Minoan mural of ivy

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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