# Marc Van De Mieroop 2002: Gutians

> Marc Van De Mieroop, 2002. 5 records on Mysteries Department cite it. Encyclopaedia Iranica, 15 December 2002. The Gutian language is known mainly from…

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# Gutians

Marc Van De Mieroop, 2002.

**Hattic, Kassite and the half-read languages of the cuneiform archives** Entry-encyclopedia0

## What it's used for here

Encyclopaedia Iranica, 15 December 2002. The Gutian language is known mainly from personal names, chiefly the rulers in the Sumerian King List, and one divine name. Used for the Gutian evidence.

## Cited by on this site 5 records

[Gutian is known from about twenty royal names and one divine name, and Lullubian from personal names only.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/hattic-kassite-lost-languages/evidence/EVD0DEEBEF049W8/gutian-is-known-from-about-twenty-royal-names-and-one-divine)

Evidence

EVD

[Most scholars rejected Henning's comparison because it links names of about 2100 BC with a language first written in…](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/hattic-kassite-lost-languages/evidence/EVD0DEEBBP6JE62/most-scholars-rejected-hennings-comparison-because-it-links)

Evidence

EVD

[No classification other than Henning's has been put forward for Gutian, so the field of alternatives is untested…](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/hattic-kassite-lost-languages/evidence/EVD0DEEBFFPJGSE/no-classification-other-than-hennings-has-been-put-forward)

Evidence

EVD

[Hattic, Kassite and the half-read languages of the cuneiform archives](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/hattic-kassite-lost-languages)

The mystery article

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[Can anything of Gutian and Lullubian be recovered from names alone?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/hattic-kassite-lost-languages/questions/QST0DEDWKF82K3C/can-anything-of-gutian-and-lullubian-be-recovered-from-names)

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Marc Van De Mieroop (2002). Gutians. https://iranicaonline.org/articles/gutians
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