# Unreadable beyond a few words with present evidence

> Still possible: 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…

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# 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.

**Still possible** Answers **1** question0

## Where it stands

**Still possible** One 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

[Full readings of the same Sinai and Wadi el-Hol texts by Albright, Wilson-Wright and Puech disagree with one another…](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/proto-sinaitic/evidence/EVD0DEE96S52CS7/full-readings-of-the-same-sinai-and-wadi-el-hol-texts-by)

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## The questions it answers

[What do the Proto-Sinaitic and Wadi el-Hol inscriptions say?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/proto-sinaitic/questions/QST0DEDW6M9X8F5/what-do-the-proto-sinaitic-and-wadi-el-hol-inscriptions-say)

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## Cite it

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Mysteries Department. (2026). Unreadable beyond a few words with present evidence [Answer ANS0DEDXKM3WAAA]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0DEDXKM3WAAA
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