# 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…

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# 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.

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## What it means

Key question[What about the Sumerian language itself is still unknown after 170 years of study?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/unread-cuneiform/questions/QST0DEDT3N5AH6P/what-about-the-sumerian-language-itself-is-still-unknown)

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Answer this evidence bears on[Words known; sounds, verb and origin disputed](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/unread-cuneiform/answers/ANS0DEEAR5X6GAT/words-known-sounds-verb-and-origin-disputed)

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## Sources 3

[A descriptive grammar of Sumerian](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0DEDHRSSNWMQ/a-descriptive-grammar-of-sumerian)

Jagersma 2010

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[Sumerian language (Wikipedia article)](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0DEDJNJFJGDJ/sumerian-language-wikipedia-article)

contributors 2026

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[The electronic Pennsylvania Sumerian Dictionary (ePSD2), release 2.7.2](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0DEDHNFXDR34/the-electronic-pennsylvania-sumerian-dictionary-epsd2)

Project 2024

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