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Are Griffith's sign values correct?

Asked 26 Oct 2026 by ·Part of How much of Meroitic can be translated?·2 answers·0·0 following
Answered: The values are correct, with refinements to the syllabic signs and the e sign.Passed its tests and review.

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Two answers have been proposed. The values are correct, with refinements to the syllabic signs and the e sign. leads, with evidence 2 for: supported by its tests. One is still possible.

Why it matters

All later work assumes the 1911 values. They rest on names known from Egyptian and on internal consistency, so they are well supported, but the vowel e and the syllabic signs have been revised⁠[1]⁠[2].

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  1. Griffith: the bark stand from Wad ban Naga gives the same royal names in Egyptian and Meroitic hieroglyphs.For: The values are correct, with refinements to the syllabic signs and the e sign.
  2. Griffith puts forward: the values are correct, with refinements to the syllabic signs and the e sign.
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