Run · Proto-cuneiform: the archaic texts of Uruk
NI with body-part signs in names: Uruk III and Early Dynastic
The type-level figure (5 of 7, p = 0.00025) was computed after the instance-level test, to remove the effect of GIR3 NI recurring on five tablets.
Result
| Run | Measured | Result | Against | Decision | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Run | Share of NI-containing multi-sign names that also contain a body-part sign, against the base rate in other multi-sign names (resampling null), with control signs KI, ME, MA, A, E2 | {'ed3a': {'n': 409, 'p': 0.0013, 'share': 0.178, 'null_95': [0.095, 0.161]}, 'ed3b': {'n': 2265, 'p': 0, 'share': 0.265, 'null_95': [0.134, 0.164]}, 'uruk3_types': {'p': 0.00025, 'NI_types': 7, 'base_rate': 0.125, 'with_bodypart': 5}, 'controls_uruk3': 'KI 0.17, ME 0.22, A 0.25, E2 0.03, all inside null', 'uruk3_instances': {'n': 12, 'share': 0.833, 'null_95': [0, 0.333]}} | Body-part share among multi-sign names not containing the tested sign | NI in Uruk III names is strongly associated with body-part nouns, as the possessive -ni is in Early Dynastic Sumerian names; the control signs show no such association. This supports H-NI-POSSESSIVE (suggestive: small sample, needs collation). |
What it used and found
Figures 1
Figure 1
NI keeps company with body-part signs in archaic names, as the possessive -ni does in Sumerian names
Share of names containing the sign that also contain a body-part sign (foot, hand, head, mouth, eye, heart…), against the base rate; CDLI Uruk III and Oracc ePSD2
observedbase rate
Drawn by the site
Parameters
nsim = 10000, control_signs = ['KI', 'ME', 'MA', 'A', 'E2'], body_part_signs = ['GIR3', 'SZU', 'SAG', 'KA', 'IGI', 'SZA3', 'GU2', 'KIR4', 'GESZTU', 'A2']
Cite it
Mysteries Department. (2026). NI with body-part signs in names: Uruk III and Early Dynastic [Run RUN0DG2WB4NYQMM]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/RUN0DG2WB4NYQMM
@misc{mysteriesdept_run0dg2wb4nyqmm,
title = {NI with body-part signs in names: Uruk III and Early Dynastic},
author = {{Mysteries Department}},
year = {2026},
note = {Run, catalog key RUN0DG2WB4NYQMM},
url = {https://mysteriesdept.com/r/RUN0DG2WB4NYQMM}
}