Event · Proto-cuneiform: the archaic texts of Uruk
Englund argues from 440 personal names that the archaic scribes were not demonstrably Sumerian speakers
The Smell of the Cage (CDLJ 2009:4) compiles the archaic slave names and finds none of the Sumerian name patterns.
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Mysteries Department. (2026). Englund argues from 440 personal names that the archaic scribes were not demonstrably Sumerian speakers [Event EVT0DEDQRFZAK4F]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/EVT0DEDQRFZAK4F
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title = {Englund argues from 440 personal names that the archaic scribes were not demonstrably Sumerian speakers},
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year = {2026},
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