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The signs record a language of another family, or one now extinct, that cannot be identified from texts this…

The signs record a language of another family, or one now extinct, that cannot be identified from texts this short.

Still possibleAnswers 1 questionDeduced0

Where it stands

Still possibleIts tests haven't settled it: one piece of evidence for, none against. It needs two reviews to be accepted.

What it predicts

  • Neither Dravidian nor Indo-Aryan readings generalise; the signs' phonetic values remain undetermined.

What would rule it out

  • A decipherment in a known language reads the corpus.

Evidence 1 for · none against

The questions it answers

Most likelyThe signs record an early Dravidian language

Cite it

Mysteries Department. (2026). The signs record a language of another family, or one now extinct, that cannot be identified from texts this… [Answer ANS0CWY3KYG46S9]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0CWY3KYG46S9
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