[HN Gopher] Have scholars finally deciphered Linear Elamite?
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       Have scholars finally deciphered Linear Elamite?
        
       Author : Hooke
       Score  : 18 points
       Date   : 2022-09-18 16:42 UTC (1 days ago)
        
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       | wl wrote:
       | The authors of the paper in question take issue with this
       | article:
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       | 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.
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       | One of the theories behind the Indus Valley Civilization, is that
       | they spoke a Dravidian language, related to modern southern
       | India's Dravidian languages.
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       | There are also some theories (not generally agreed on), that the
       | Elamite language is related to the Dravidian languages.
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       | 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.
        
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