QuestionsHattic, Kassite and the half-read languages of the cuneiform archivesWhich Anatolian language is written on the Kalašma tablet, and can its recitation be translated?Answer
Answer · Hattic, Kassite and the half-read languages of the cuneiform archives
The recitation is a local dialect of Luwian or Palaic, not a separate language.
The recitation is a local dialect of Luwian or Palaic, not a separate language.
Where it stands
Still possibleNone pieces of evidence for, one against. It needs two reviews to be accepted.
What it predicts
- The non-Luwian features will prove to be attested in some Luwian or Palaic text, or explicable as scribal.
What would rule it out
- A second text shows systematic phonological or morphological differences from both Luwian and Palaic that cannot be dialectal.
Evidence none for · 1 against
The questions it answers
Open3 answers, none ahead
Cite it
Mysteries Department. (2026). The recitation is a local dialect of Luwian or Palaic, not a separate language. [Answer ANS0DEDZ9XRA0B8]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0DEDZ9XRA0B8
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title = {The recitation is a local dialect of Luwian or Palaic, not a separate language.},
author = {{Mysteries Department}},
year = {2026},
note = {Answer, catalog key ANS0DEDZ9XRA0B8},
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