Evidence · Unread cuneiform: half a million tablets and the limits of Sumerian
ePSD2 lists about 16,000 Sumerian words in 3.4 million instances, while several phonemes and the verbal prefix system…
ePSD2 lists about 16,000 Sumerian words in 3.4 million instances, while several phonemes and the verbal prefix system are analysed differently in the main grammars.
What it means
Key questionWhat about the Sumerian language itself is still unknown after 170 years of study?
No answer ahead yet
Openwas No evidence yet
Answer this evidence bears onWords known; sounds, verb and origin disputed
Supports1 for, none against
Still possiblewas No evidence yet
Sources 3
A descriptive grammar of Sumerian
SRCJagersma 2010
Sumerian language (Wikipedia article)
SRCcontributors 2026
Cite it
Mysteries Department. (2026). ePSD2 lists about 16,000 Sumerian words in 3.4 million instances, while several phonemes and the verbal prefix system… [Evidence EVD0DEEB27SHD8S]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/EVD0DEEB27SHD8S
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year = {2026},
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