Evidence · Unread cuneiform: half a million tablets and the limits of Sumerian
A creole origin for Sumerian has been proposed on a handful of typological features and has little support.
A creole origin for Sumerian has been proposed on a handful of typological features and has little support.
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
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Still possiblewas No evidence yet
Sources 1
Sumerian language (Wikipedia article)
SRCcontributors 2026
Cite it
Mysteries Department. (2026). A creole origin for Sumerian has been proposed on a handful of typological features and has little support. [Evidence EVD0DEDYZ9EZMZP]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/EVD0DEDYZ9EZMZP
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