Evidence · Unread cuneiform: half a million tablets and the limits of Sumerian
Rubio's 1999 examination of the words cited for a pre-Sumerian substratum found them to be Semitic loans, Sumerian…
Rubio's 1999 examination of the words cited for a pre-Sumerian substratum found them to be Semitic loans, Sumerian compounds or otherwise explicable, and is the standard reference against the substratum.
What it means
Key questionWhat about the Sumerian language itself is still unknown after 170 years of study?
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Part of itDoes Sumerian have any demonstrable relative or substratum, or is it an isolate?
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Sources 1
On the Alleged "Pre-Sumerian Substratum"
SRCRubio 1999
Cite it
Mysteries Department. (2026). Rubio's 1999 examination of the words cited for a pre-Sumerian substratum found them to be Semitic loans, Sumerian… [Evidence EVD0DEDYTNSDG8D]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/EVD0DEDYTNSDG8D
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author = {{Mysteries Department}},
year = {2026},
note = {Evidence, catalog key EVD0DEDYTNSDG8D},
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