# The readings rest heavily on names in short, formulaic texts, and the authors concede Elamite is imperfectly…

> The readings rest heavily on names in short, formulaic texts, and the authors concede Elamite is imperfectly understood, so few long passages can be…

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Evidence · Proto-Elamite and Linear Elamite

# The readings rest heavily on names in short, formulaic texts, and the authors concede Elamite is imperfectly…

The readings rest heavily on names in short, formulaic texts, and the authors concede Elamite is imperfectly understood, so few long passages can be translated as a check.

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## What it bears on 1 answer

[The 2022 sign values are correct in substance and Linear Elamite writes Elamite; the texts can now be read.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/proto-elamite/answers/ANS0D1P936800MA/the-2022-sign-values-are-correct-in-substance-and-linear)

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Mysteries Department. (2026). The readings rest heavily on names in short, formulaic texts, and the authors concede Elamite is imperfectly… [Evidence EVD0D1P945G4RYA]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/EVD0D1P945G4RYA
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