# Most of the roughly 1,900 non-numerical sign forms occur only a few times, unlike a phonetic inventory.

> Most of the roughly 1,900 non-numerical sign forms occur only a few times, unlike a phonetic inventory.

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# Most of the roughly 1,900 non-numerical sign forms occur only a few times, unlike a phonetic inventory.

Most of the roughly 1,900 non-numerical sign forms occur only a few times, unlike a phonetic inventory.

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[Proto-Elamite is an administrative notation recording quantities, commodities, persons and institutions…](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/proto-elamite/answers/ANS0D1P96KM2FPS/proto-elamite-is-an-administrative-notation-recording)

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Mysteries Department. (2026). Most of the roughly 1,900 non-numerical sign forms occur only a few times, unlike a phonetic inventory. [Evidence EVD0D1P97B27SYW]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/EVD0D1P97B27SYW
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