Evidence · Unread cuneiform: half a million tablets and the limits of Sumerian
Rubio's item-by-item review left no coherent substrate vocabulary; most Sumerologists treat the substratum as unproven.
Rubio's item-by-item review left no coherent substrate vocabulary; most Sumerologists treat the substratum as unproven.
What it means
Key questionWhat about the Sumerian language itself is still unknown after 170 years of study?
No answer ahead yet
Openunchanged
Part of itDoes Sumerian have any demonstrable relative or substratum, or is it an isolate?
4 answers, none ahead yet
Openunchanged
Still possiblewas No evidence yet
Sources 2
On the Alleged "Pre-Sumerian Substratum"
SRCRubio 1999
The Sumerian Question: Reviewing the Issues
SRCWhittaker 2005
Cite it
Mysteries Department. (2026). Rubio's item-by-item review left no coherent substrate vocabulary; most Sumerologists treat the substratum as unproven. [Evidence EVD0DEDYYQGASG8]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/EVD0DEDYYQGASG8
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