# Nothing beyond the sound shape of a few names can be recovered; Gutian and Lullubian are unclassifiable without a text.

> Still possible: Nothing beyond the sound shape of a few names can be recovered; Gutian and Lullubian are unclassifiable without a text.

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Answer · Hattic, Kassite and the half-read languages of the cuneiform archives

# Nothing beyond the sound shape of a few names can be recovered; Gutian and Lullubian are unclassifiable without a text.

Nothing beyond the sound shape of a few names can be recovered; Gutian and Lullubian are unclassifiable without a text.

**Still possible** Answers **1** question0

## Where it stands

**Still possible** One piece of evidence for, none against. It needs two reviews to be accepted.

## What it predicts

- No classification of Gutian or Lullubian will gain acceptance until a text or bilingual is found.

## What would rule it out

- A Gutian or Lullubian text, or a bilingual lexical tablet, is identified.

## Evidence 1 for · none against

[Gutian is known from about twenty royal names and one divine name, and Lullubian from personal names only.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/hattic-kassite-lost-languages/evidence/EVD0DEEBEF049W8/gutian-is-known-from-about-twenty-royal-names-and-one-divine)

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## The questions it answers

[Can anything of Gutian and Lullubian be recovered from names alone?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/hattic-kassite-lost-languages/questions/QST0DEDWKF82K3C/can-anything-of-gutian-and-lullubian-be-recovered-from-names)

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Mysteries Department. (2026). Nothing beyond the sound shape of a few names can be recovered; Gutian and Lullubian are unclassifiable without a text. [Answer ANS0DEDZBBSZE5P]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0DEDZBBSZE5P
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