QuestionsProto-Sinaitic and Wadi el-Hol: the first alphabetWhat do the Proto-Sinaitic and Wadi el-Hol inscriptions say?Answer
Answer · Proto-Sinaitic and Wadi el-Hol: the first alphabet
Unreadable beyond a few words with present evidence
Beyond b'lt and a few words the texts cannot be read with present evidence, because they are too short, too damaged and too irregular in direction for any full reading to be checked.
Where it stands
Still possibleOne piece of evidence for, none against. It needs two reviews to be accepted.
What it predicts
- Independent readers given the same images will continue to produce incompatible readings of the longer Sinai texts.
- Reflectance imaging of the panels will change sign counts on at least some inscriptions.
- No reading published without new imaging will gain general acceptance.
What would rule it out
- Two independent readers converge on the same full reading of a longer text from the existing images.
- A new text or bilingual that confirms one of the existing full readings.
Evidence 1 for · none against
The questions it answers
Open4 answers, none ahead
Cite it
Mysteries Department. (2026). Unreadable beyond a few words with present evidence [Answer ANS0DEDXKM3WAAA]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0DEDXKM3WAAA
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title = {Unreadable beyond a few words with present evidence},
author = {{Mysteries Department}},
year = {2026},
note = {Answer, catalog key ANS0DEDXKM3WAAA},
url = {https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0DEDXKM3WAAA}
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