Run · Proto-cuneiform: the archaic texts of Uruk
Where the EN signal comes from: archive split and within-name position
Transliteration order within a case is partly editorial (Born and Kelley 2021), so the position result is provisional until collated.
Result
| Run | Measured | Result | Against | Decision | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Run | Element share by archive group against a resampling null; count of names with EN first against a within-name shuffle | {'EN_first': {'p': '<0.0002', 'first': 54, 'names': 80, 'expected': 33.2, 'shuffle_95': [25, 42]}, 'PAP_first': {'first': 6, 'names': 27, 'shuffle_95': [7, 17]}, 'S_excavated': {'null_95': [0.056, 0.169], 'observed': 0.105}, 'S+EN_excavated': {'n': 124, 'null_95': [0.121, 0.25], 'observed': 0.161}, 'S_unprovenanced': {'null_95': [0.067, 0.123], 'observed': 0.13}, 'S+EN_unprovenanced': {'n': 416, 'null_95': [0.127, 0.2], 'observed': 0.296}} | Resampled Uruk III administrative signs (archive split) · 5,000 within-name shuffles (position) | Exploratory, decided after the main run. The EN enrichment is confined to the unprovenanced group (mostly Schøyen, 'Umma?') and absent from the excavated archives, so it counts against a general Sumerian naming signal. EN is strongly name-initial in the editors' order, which is evidence for an en-X template only if collation confirms the order. |
What it used and found
The names favour Sumerian name elements
ANSAnswer it tests
EVD
Figures 2
Figure 1
The EN-name excess sits in the unprovenanced Schøyen and Brussels accounts, not in excavated Jemdet Nasr and Uruk
Share of names containing Englund's elements plus EN, by archive group, against 5,000 resampled pseudo-names
namesnull 2.5th percentilenull 97.5th percentile
Drawn by the site
Figure 2
EN is written first in two-thirds of the names that contain it; other common name signs are not fixed in place
Names of two or more signs: times each sign is transliterated first, against 5,000 within-name shuffles
observed firstexpectedshuffle 97.5th percentile
Drawn by the site
Parameters
groups = unprovenanced = Schøyen, Musées royaux Brussels, private; excavated or museum = everything else, nshuffle = 5000, nsim_groups = 5000, position_signs = ['EN', 'AN', 'BU', 'PAP', 'E2', 'SZU'], min_name_length = 2
Cite it
Mysteries Department. (2026). Where the EN signal comes from: archive split and within-name position [Run RUN0DFQT8EXEJAZ]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/RUN0DFQT8EXEJAZ
@misc{mysteriesdept_run0dfqt8exejaz,
title = {Where the EN signal comes from: archive split and within-name position},
author = {{Mysteries Department}},
year = {2026},
note = {Run, catalog key RUN0DFQT8EXEJAZ},
url = {https://mysteriesdept.com/r/RUN0DFQT8EXEJAZ}
}