Run · Proto-cuneiform: the archaic texts of Uruk
Semitic signature test and Archaic Ur in the archaic convention
Name-element enrichment against a corpus baseline: Odds ratio of data-driven Akkadian and Sumerian name signatures in the Uruk III names; odds ratio of Englund's elements in ED I–II names converted to the proto-cuneiform convention; cosine similarity of name sign profiles across periods.
Result
| Run | Measured | Result | Against | Decision | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Run | Odds ratio of data-driven Akkadian and Sumerian name signatures in the Uruk III names; odds ratio of Englund's elements in ED I–II names converted to the proto-cuneiform convention; cosine similarity of name sign profiles across periods | {'uruk3': {'95': [1.09, 1.6], 'OR': 1.35}, 'cosine': {'ed12_names_vs_ed3a_names': 0.73, 'uruk3_names_vs_ed12_names': 0.47, 'uruk3_names_vs_ed12_words': 0.28}, 'AKK_signature': {'uruk3_95': [1.48, 2.06], 'uruk3_OR': 1.76, 'train_names': 852, 'heldout_OR_akk': 12.31, 'heldout_OR_sux': 1.29}, 'SUX_signature': {'uruk3_95': [1.49, 2.67], 'uruk3_OR': 2.1, 'heldout_OR_akk': 5.4, 'heldout_OR_sux': 70.17}, 'ED12_pc_crosswalk': {'95': [4.68, 7.06], 'OR': 5.84}, 'ED12_pc_conservative': {'95': [2.75, 4.89], 'OR': 3.82}} | Each corpus's own non-name words · signatures learned on a random half of the Old Akkadian texts and validated on the other half | Semitic: the archaic names match the Akkadian signature no better than the Sumerian one, and far below either language's own names. That counts against H-OTHER's prediction, with low power. Archaic Ur: the Uruk III / Archaic Ur contrast holds in one convention under both conversions. Carry-over: there is a sharp turnover in name vocabulary between Uruk III and Archaic Ur. |
What it used and found
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Figure 1
Neither a Sumerian nor an Akkadian name signature is present in the Uruk III names at anything like native strength
Odds ratio of each data-driven signature (15 signs) in names against non-name words; held-out Old Akkadian-period names and Uruk III names, 95% intervals for Uruk III
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Parameters
bootstrap = 1000, crosswalk = {'|GA2xAN|': 'AMA', '|AMARxPAP|': 'AMAR', '|SAL.TUG2|': 'NIN', '|SZESZ.KI|': 'NANNA'}, signature_size = 15, sux_head_regex = ^(lugal|ur|nin|lu2|e2|arad|en|amar|geme2|a-ba|dumu)-, akk_marker_regex = i3-li2 | i-li2 | puzur4 | sar-ru | be-li2 | es4-tar2 | es18-dar | ^su- | -um$ | -im$ | a-hu- | a-bu- | -a-hi$ | -a-bi$ | ib-ni | ^is- | ^ip- | ^ik-, min_name_occurrences = 30, unclassified_oakk_names = 12857Cite it
Mysteries Department. (2026). Semitic signature test and Archaic Ur in the archaic convention [Run RUN0DG2PZ8W546J]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/RUN0DG2PZ8W546J
@misc{mysteriesdept_run0dg2pz8w546j,
title = {Semitic signature test and Archaic Ur in the archaic convention},
author = {{Mysteries Department}},
year = {2026},
note = {Run, catalog key RUN0DG2PZ8W546J},
url = {https://mysteriesdept.com/r/RUN0DG2PZ8W546J}
}