Evidence · Unread cuneiform: half a million tablets and the limits of Sumerian
Whittaker presents about 200 proposed loanwords and argues that loans can only be demonstrated by identifying a donor…
Whittaker presents about 200 proposed loanwords and argues that loans can only be demonstrated by identifying a donor language in which they are segmentable.
What it means
Key questionWhat about the Sumerian language itself is still unknown after 170 years of study?
No answer ahead yet
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Part of itDoes Sumerian have any demonstrable relative or substratum, or is it an isolate?
4 answers, none ahead yet
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Sources 1
The Sumerian Question: Reviewing the Issues
SRCWhittaker 2005
Cite it
Mysteries Department. (2026). Whittaker presents about 200 proposed loanwords and argues that loans can only be demonstrated by identifying a donor… [Evidence EVD0DEDYX61W8XG]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/EVD0DEDYX61W8XG
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