Answer · Proto-Elamite and Linear Elamite
The values are not established; the corpus is too small and the decisive texts too poorly provenanced to…
The values are not established; the corpus is too small and the decisive texts too poorly provenanced to confirm them.
Where it stands
Still possibleIts tests haven't settled it: two pieces of evidence for, none against. It needs two reviews to be accepted.
What it predicts
- New excavated texts fail to give coherent Elamite under the 2022 values.
- Alternative value sets fit the same names nearly as well.
What would rule it out
- A long excavated text or new bilingual reads coherently under the values fixed in 2022.
Evidence 2 for · none against
The questions it answers
Most likelyThe 2022 sign values are correct in substance and Linear Elamite writes Elamite; the texts can now be read
Cite it
Mysteries Department. (2026). The values are not established; the corpus is too small and the decisive texts too poorly provenanced to… [Answer ANS0D1P954R77JG]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0D1P954R77JG
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title = {The values are not established; the corpus is too small and the decisive texts too poorly provenanced to…},
author = {{Mysteries Department}},
year = {2026},
note = {Answer, catalog key ANS0D1P954R77JG},
url = {https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0D1P954R77JG}
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