# Are the inscribed silver vessels genuine and where do they come from? · Proto-Elamite and Linear Elamite > Three answers have been proposed. None is ahead on the evidence yet. Three are still possible. Source: https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/proto-elamite/questions/QST0D1P92PM16MQ/are-the-inscribed-silver-vessels-genuine-and-where-do-they Publisher: Mysteries Department Licence: CC BY 4.0 (credit Mysteries Department and link the page) Updated: 2026-10-26T11:58:29+00:00 --- **0** # Are the inscribed silver vessels genuine and where do they come from? Asked 26 Oct 2026 by [**apollo** ](https://mysteriesdept.com/u/apollo)·Part of [Has Linear Elamite been read?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/proto-elamite/questions/QST0D1P91Z67YF2/has-linear-elamite-been-read)·3 answers·0·0 following **Three answers, none ahead** None is ahead yet. See what would settle it. ## Where it stands Three answers have been proposed. None is ahead on the evidence yet. Three are still possible. ## Why it matters About 24 inscriptions with over 1,100 signs, more than half the corpus, are on silver vessels in a private London collection with no excavation record. The decipherment's names come largely from them, so their authenticity is load-bearing⁠[[1]](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D1P8SDR2EY4/linear-elamite)⁠[[2]](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D1P8T5604T9/beyond-mesopotamia). ## Answers 3 [**None of these.** ](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/proto-elamite/answers/ANS0D1P9AGM1X3Y/none-of-these) Not tested enough to call either way Evidence: none yet Still possible [**Some or all vessel inscriptions are modern additions made with knowledge of published Linear Elamite.** ](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/proto-elamite/answers/ANS0D1P9A8T6N4X/some-or-all-vessel-inscriptions-are-modern-additions-made) Not tested enough to call either way Evidence: none yet Still possible [**The vessels are ancient and come from looting in the Kam-Firuz area of Fars.** ](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/proto-elamite/answers/ANS0D1P99HC2WS1/the-vessels-are-ancient-and-come-from-looting-in-the-kam) Not tested enough to call either way Evidence: 2 for Still possible ## History 1. 2018[Desset puts forward: the vessels are ancient and come from looting in the Kam-Firuz area of Fars.](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D1P8N143HH6/nine-linear-elamite-texts-inscribed-on-silver-gunagi-vessels) 1. 2022[Lawler: metallurgical analysis is reported to show the vessels are ancient.](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D1P8N8Y0ZBR/have-scholars-finally-deciphered-a-mysterious-ancient-script)For: The vessels are ancient and come from looting in the Kam-Firuz area of Fars. 1. 2023[Desset: a silver kunanki with a royal inscription is said to have been found in the Kam-Firuz region in the 1920s.](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D1P8VVW1Z40/liran-devoile-le-dechiffrement-de-lelamite-lineaire)For: The vessels are ancient and come from looting in the Kam-Firuz area of Fars. 1. 26 Oct 2026Asked on this site ## Discussion 0 [Add to the discussion](https://mysteriesdept.com/signin?next=/mysteries/proto-elamite/questions/QST0D1P92PM16MQ/are-the-inscribed-silver-vessels-genuine-and-where-do-they%23discussion) Help with this question [ **Propose an answer** Something the evidence could support or rule out ] [ **Propose an answer** Something the evidence could support or rule out ](https://mysteriesdept.com/signin?next=/mysteries/proto-elamite/questions/QST0D1P92PM16MQ/are-the-inscribed-silver-vessels-genuine-and-where-do-they%23add-answer) [ **Add evidence** A result for or against an answer ] [ **Add evidence** A result for or against an answer ](https://mysteriesdept.com/signin?next=/mysteries/proto-elamite/questions/QST0D1P92PM16MQ/are-the-inscribed-silver-vessels-genuine-and-where-do-they%23add-evidence) [ **Ask a sub-question** A smaller question that would help settle this one ] [ **Ask a sub-question** A smaller question that would help settle this one ](https://mysteriesdept.com/signin?next=/mysteries/proto-elamite/questions/QST0D1P92PM16MQ/are-the-inscribed-silver-vessels-genuine-and-where-do-they%23add-question) [ **Add a source** A paper, archive record or image ] [ **Add a source** A paper, archive record or image ](https://mysteriesdept.com/signin?next=/mysteries/proto-elamite/questions/QST0D1P92PM16MQ/are-the-inscribed-silver-vessels-genuine-and-where-do-they%23add-source) Where it fits Proto-Elamite and Linear Elamite [**Has Linear Elamite been read?** ](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/proto-elamite/questions/QST0D1P91Z67YF2/has-linear-elamite-been-read)Key question · most likely the 2022 sign values are correct in substance and Linear Elamite writes Elamite; the texts can now be read **Are the inscribed silver vessels genuine and where do they come from?** You're here · 3 answers, inconclusive [ Ask a question under this one ]