Elizabeth Barrette (ysabetwordsmith) wrote,
Elizabeth Barrette
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The Phaistos Disk

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  • 6 comments
siliconshaman

siliconshaman

September 22 2011, 15:21:10 UTC 9 years ago

Huh, looks like a tally or index.. the sort of thing you'd find in a store-room.
ysabetwordsmith

Yes...

ysabetwordsmith

September 22 2011, 17:02:01 UTC 9 years ago

That or a shipping manifest have been proposed.
siliconshaman

Re: Yes...

siliconshaman

September 22 2011, 17:43:24 UTC 9 years ago Edited:  September 22 2011, 17:50:32 UTC

Not sure if you'd find a shipping manifest in a storeroom as such, although maybe if the fire happened as the good were being shelved.But I'd imagine a shipping manifest would remain where the cargo was being unloaded.
ysabetwordsmith

Re: Yes...

ysabetwordsmith

September 22 2011, 18:01:50 UTC 9 years ago

Other possible explanations for a shipping manifest there:

1) "Right, that's the last crate off this boat. Put the shipping manifest on it so people know where that cargo ends."

2) "All the stuff in this section is going on the same boat. Put the shipping manifest on it so the captain can identify her goods."

3) Something that small could easily have fallen into part of the cargo accidentally, and not been noticed or found.
siliconshaman

Re: Yes...

siliconshaman

September 22 2011, 18:22:52 UTC 9 years ago

Good points...
helens_daughter

helens_daughter

September 25 2011, 02:02:26 UTC 9 years ago

The Phaistos Disk looks nothing like the tallies of its time.