# A separate local channel (Bayer)

> Still possible: The Ugarit notation borrowed the Babylonian terms but is a separate local channel, so the theory tablets fix its vocabulary but not its…

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Answer · Hurrian songs of Ugarit

# A separate local channel (Bayer)

The Ugarit notation borrowed the Babylonian terms but is a separate local channel, so the theory tablets fix its vocabulary but not its performance conventions.

**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 Mesopotamian song will be found in the same layout of words above a notation block.
- Ugarit term sequences may show regularities not predicted by the Babylonian tuning cycle.

## What would rule it out

- A Mesopotamian notated song with the same layout and numeral conventions as h.6.

## Evidence 1 for · none against

[No Mesopotamian song survives in the Ugarit layout of words over a notation block, and the Ugarit terms appear in…](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/hurrian-songs/evidence/EVD0DEEB439TQD2/no-mesopotamian-song-survives-in-the-ugarit-layout-of-words)

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## The questions it answers

[Is the Ugarit notation the same system as the Mesopotamian theory texts describe, or a local adaptation?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/hurrian-songs/questions/QST0DEDVBZTCN1T/is-the-ugarit-notation-the-same-system-as-the-mesopotamian)

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## Cite it

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Mysteries Department. (2026). A separate local channel (Bayer) [Answer ANS0DEEAWJJA0YP]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0DEEAWJJA0YP
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