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The clay-attestation rule excludes by construction any sign used only on seals, and has been rejected by Jasink…
The clay-attestation rule excludes by construction any sign used only on seals, and has been rejected by Jasink, Decorte and the INSCRIBE team.
What it means
Key questionWhich marks on the hieroglyphic seals are writing, and which are ornament?
3 answers, none ahead yet
Openunchanged
Answer this evidence bears onSome seal graphs are writing and the rest are decoration; a graph counts as a sign when it is also attested on clay.
Counts againstnone for, 1 against
Still possiblewas No evidence yet
Next steps 1
1
Using DBAS-CHS or CHIC drawings, tabulate every seal face with the position and neighbours of each graph, and test whether CHIC-excluded motifs fill sign slots more often than a shuffled null.
~30 h
—not judged
Ranked by how likely each is to move the key question, for the time it takes
Sources 3
SRC
Cite it
Mysteries Department. (2026). The clay-attestation rule excludes by construction any sign used only on seals, and has been rejected by Jasink… [Evidence EVD0DEEB8AP5TPT]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/EVD0DEEB8AP5TPT
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title = {The clay-attestation rule excludes by construction any sign used only on seals, and has been rejected by Jasink…},
author = {{Mysteries Department}},
year = {2026},
note = {Evidence, catalog key EVD0DEEB8AP5TPT},
url = {https://mysteriesdept.com/r/EVD0DEEB8AP5TPT}
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