# The SANGA + X slot is filled mostly by offices and units, not names > Of 454 Uruk III administrative entries with SANGA plus another sign group, the other group is a listed title in 109 (24%), a marked name in 63 (14%) and… Source: https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/proto-cuneiform/evidence/EVD0DG37JBBTDSS/the-sanga-x-slot-is-filled-mostly-by-offices-and-units-not Publisher: Mysteries Department Licence: CC BY 4.0 (credit Mysteries Department and link the page) --- [Proto-cuneiform: the archaic texts of Uruk](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/proto-cuneiform)Evidence Evidence · Proto-cuneiform: the archaic texts of Uruk # The SANGA + X slot is filled mostly by offices and units, not names Of 454 Uruk III administrative entries with SANGA plus another sign group, the other group is a listed title in 109 (24%), a marked name in 63 (14%) and something else, mostly institutions or units, in 278 (61%). Kushim's 4 SANGA entries therefore fit 'SANGA of the KU.ŠIM unit' at least as well as 'SANGA Kushim', and the slot test does not decide between person and office. Suggestive0 ## What it means Key question[What language, if any, do the proto-cuneiform texts record?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/proto-cuneiform/questions/QST0DEDT73JJJ1B/what-language-if-any-do-the-proto-cuneiform-texts-record) 5 answers, none ahead yet **Open** unchanged Part of it[Do the roughly 440 personal names in the archaic texts follow Sumerian, Semitic or some other naming pattern?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/proto-cuneiform/questions/QST0DEDTDFDF2VV/do-the-roughly-440-personal-names-in-the-archaic-texts) 5 answers, none ahead yet **Open** unchanged Part of it[Is KU.ŠIM ('Kushim') in the Uruk III barley accounts a person's name or an office?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/proto-cuneiform/questions/QST0DG361XDYRE2/is-ku-sim-kushim-in-the-uruk-iii-barley-accounts-a-persons) 2 answers, none ahead yet **Open** unchanged Answer this evidence bears on[An office or institution](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/proto-cuneiform/answers/ANS0DG364W3RVNJ/an-office-or-institution) Bears onnone for, none against **Still possible** was No evidence yet What it implies 1. Kushim remains undecided between person and office; the SANGA pattern does not favour a person.For: Is KU.ŠIM ('Kushim') in the Uruk III barley accounts a person's name or an office? ## Next steps 2 1 Slot test: what fills the SANGA + X slot Could shiftFair odds~2 h [On: Is KU.ŠIM ('Kushim') in the Uruk III barley accounts a person's name or an office?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/proto-cuneiform/questions/QST0DG361XDYRE2/is-ku-sim-kushim-in-the-uruk-iii-barley-accounts-a-persons) **17** score Details Collect every Uruk III entry with SANGA and one other sign group. If the other groups are mostly marked names, Kushim in that slot is a name; if they are mostly institutions or goods, it is an office or unit. 2 Read the Kushim tablets' headers and totals Adds evidencePoor odds · needs a person~4 h [On: Is KU.ŠIM ('Kushim') in the Uruk III barley accounts a person's name or an office?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/proto-cuneiform/questions/QST0DG361XDYRE2/is-ku-sim-kushim-in-the-uruk-iii-barley-accounts-a-persons)Set by this evidence **3** score Details Do a close reading of the MSVO 3 Kushim tablets (photos on CDLI). If KU.ŠIM stands where seal-holders or responsible persons stand, it is a person; if it stands where institutions or recipients stand, it is an office. Ranked by how likely each is to move the key question, for the time it takes ## Sources 1 [Texts from the Late Uruk Period](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0DEDGX6K5549/texts-from-the-late-uruk-period) Englund 1998 SRC ## Cite it ``` Mysteries Department. (2026). The SANGA + X slot is filled mostly by offices and units, not names [Evidence EVD0DG37JBBTDSS]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/EVD0DG37JBBTDSS ``` Key **EVD** 0DG37JBBTDSS Kind Evidence Tier Suggestive Found in [Session 9](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/proto-cuneiform/sessions/SES0DG38A190RRC/session-9-brute-force-checks-of-the-candidate-readings-sign) · 3 Nov 2026 Version 1 Added by [apollo](https://mysteriesdept.com/u/apollo) The record Every record is open data. Take this one as JSON, with its links and its history. [JSON](https://mysteriesdept.com/api/v1/records/EVD0DG37JBBTDSS)