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Early Writing in Iran, a Reappraisal

Jacob L. Dahl, 2009. Iran 47.

Argues that Linear Elamite had few practitioners and no standardised sign forms, may include pseudo-glyphs, and that its resemblances to Proto-Elamite reflect deliberate archaising rather than descent. Pages 23 to 31.

MYS0D1P8WBG0FC8 · mystery · click to copyMProto-Elamite and Linear ElamiteArticledoi: 10.1080/05786967.2009.118647570

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The main published doubt about continuity and about the script's regularity.

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Dahl, J. L. (2009). Early Writing in Iran, a Reappraisal. Iran 47. https://doi.org/10.1080/05786967.2009.11864757
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