# Sequence analysis of the Unicode-transcribed corpus recovers morphemes and word boundaries without sound values…

> Sequence analysis of the Unicode-transcribed corpus recovers morphemes and word boundaries without sound values, giving a language-neutral structure that…

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# Sequence analysis of the Unicode-transcribed corpus recovers morphemes and word boundaries without sound values…

Sequence analysis of the Unicode-transcribed corpus recovers morphemes and word boundaries without sound values, giving a language-neutral structure that no reading has yet been checked against.

Suggestive0

## What it means

Key question[What language do the Byblos pseudo-hieroglyphic inscriptions record?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/byblos-syllabary/questions/QST0DEDQPQYVGBW/what-language-do-the-byblos-pseudo-hieroglyphic-inscriptions)

6 answers, none ahead yet

**Open** unchanged

Answer this evidence bears on[Undetermined: the texts cannot yet be assigned to a language](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/byblos-syllabary/answers/ANS0DEDSH7W3M43/undetermined-the-texts-cannot-yet-be-assigned-to-a-language)

Supports2 for, none against

**Still possible** unchanged

## Next steps 3

1

Obtain an export of the GEAS Online Corpus of Byblos Inscriptions (office@geass.ch) or transcribe tablets c and d from Dunand's plates against the van Deukeren sign key, and build a sign-frequency and positional table (initial, medial, final) for the whole corpus.

~12 h

[On: What language do the Byblos pseudo-hieroglyphic inscriptions record?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/byblos-syllabary/questions/QST0DEDQPQYVGBW/what-language-do-the-byblos-pseudo-hieroglyphic-inscriptions)

**—** not judged

2

Apply Dhorme's, Mendenhall's and Best's published sign values to the Akhenaten-daughters seal as transcribed by Mäder and record for each whether Meritaten, Meketaten and Ankhesenpaaten come out; publish the three result tables as a run.

~8 h

[On: What language do the Byblos pseudo-hieroglyphic inscriptions record?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/byblos-syllabary/questions/QST0DEDQPQYVGBW/what-language-do-the-byblos-pseudo-hieroglyphic-inscriptions)

**—** not judged

3

Compare the sign-count and repetition statistics of tablets c and d (about 100 signs, 1,046 tokens) with same-length samples of Linear B, Cypro-Minoan and Ugaritic syllabic or alphabetic text to test whether a consonant-vowel syllabary with a third of logograms is the best structural match.

~10 h

[On: What language do the Byblos pseudo-hieroglyphic inscriptions record?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/byblos-syllabary/questions/QST0DEDQPQYVGBW/what-language-do-the-byblos-pseudo-hieroglyphic-inscriptions)

**—** not judged

Ranked by how likely each is to move the key question, for the time it takes

## Sources 2

[Detecting word boundaries in an undeciphered script: The Byblos syllabary](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0DEDGFCJ9NS7/detecting-word-boundaries-in-an-undeciphered-script-the)

Mäder 2022

SRC

[The Proto-Byblian Inscriptions: A Fresh Approach](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0DEDFBRMSBW5/the-proto-byblian-inscriptions-a-fresh-approach)

Sobelman 1961

SRC

## Cite it

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Mysteries Department. (2026). Sequence analysis of the Unicode-transcribed corpus recovers morphemes and word boundaries without sound values… [Evidence EVD0DEDV51A295T]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/EVD0DEDV51A295T
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[Session 1](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/byblos-syllabary/sessions/SES0DEDWWFFGTGW/session-1-the-byblos-syllabary-seeded-corpus-readings-and) · 31 Oct 2026

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