[HN Gopher] Have scholars finally deciphered Linear Elamite? ___________________________________________________________________ Have scholars finally deciphered Linear Elamite? Author : Hooke Score : 18 points Date : 2022-09-18 16:42 UTC (1 days ago) (HTM) web link (www.smithsonianmag.com) (TXT) w3m dump (www.smithsonianmag.com) | wl wrote: | The authors of the paper in question take issue with this | article: | | https://zwingliusredivivus.wordpress.com/2022/08/08/the-deci... | aatharuv wrote: | That's interesting. The decoding of Linear Elamite _may_ help in | the decipherment of the Indus Valley Script. | | One of the theories behind the Indus Valley Civilization, is that | they spoke a Dravidian language, related to modern southern | India's Dravidian languages. | | There are also some theories (not generally agreed on), that the | Elamite language is related to the Dravidian languages. | | People also have hypothesized that the IVC script may have at | least some relation to Linear Elamite, and if so, it's more of a | basis to do generate some hypotheses. ___________________________________________________________________ (page generated 2022-09-19 23:00 UTC)