QuestionsProto-cuneiform: the archaic texts of UrukDo the roughly 440 personal names in the archaic texts follow Sumerian, Semitic or some other naming pattern?Answer
Answer · Proto-cuneiform: the archaic texts of Uruk
None of these.
None of these.
Where it stands
Still possibleOne piece of evidence for, none against. It needs two reviews to be accepted.
What it predicts
- A pattern is found that fits none of the listed answers.
What would rule it out
- One of the listed answers is confirmed.
Evidence 1 for · none against
Tested by 1 run
| Run | Measured | Result | Against | Decision | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Run | Pearson chi-square of EN-name counts against a common rate; method-of-moments between-tablet SD; leave-one-tablet-out rates | {'p': 0.11, 'df': 40, 'chi2': 51.2, 'MS3035_rate': 0.238, 'pooled_rate': 0.167, 'MRAH_O4995_rate': 0.206, 'between_tablet_sd': 0.019, 'Ashm_1926-0566_rate': 0, 'rate_without_top2_tablets': 0.144} | A common EN rate across all 41 name tablets | The EN excess is spread across the unprovenanced Schøyen and Brussels tablets and absent from the excavated Jemdet Nasr ones. It is an archive-level difference, not the product of one or two tablets. |
The questions it answers
Cite it
Mysteries Department. (2026). None of these. [Answer ANS0DFQRV8050RY]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0DFQRV8050RY
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year = {2026},
note = {Answer, catalog key ANS0DFQRV8050RY},
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