Evidence · Unread cuneiform: half a million tablets and the limits of Sumerian
The share transliterated across the whole corpus has not been measured; "under half" is inferred from CDLI's two…
The share transliterated across the whole corpus has not been measured; "under half" is inferred from CDLI's two million lines and the size of the read blocks.
What it means
Key questionHow many cuneiform tablets survive, and what share has been published or transliterated?
No answer ahead yet
Openunchanged
Answer this evidence bears on500,000+ survive; under half transliterated
Bears on1 for, none against
Still possibleunchanged
Next steps 1
1
Tabulate the CDLI catalogue by period and genre with the share transliterated.
~6 h
—not judged
Ranked by how likely each is to move the key question, for the time it takes
Sources 2
About CDLI (Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative)
SRCInitiative 2026
Cite it
Mysteries Department. (2026). The share transliterated across the whole corpus has not been measured; "under half" is inferred from CDLI's two… [Evidence EVD0DEEB1N3ZD1T]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/EVD0DEEB1N3ZD1T
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title = {The share transliterated across the whole corpus has not been measured; "under half" is inferred from CDLI's two…},
author = {{Mysteries Department}},
year = {2026},
note = {Evidence, catalog key EVD0DEEB1N3ZD1T},
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