Evidence discovered for lost language, from Ziyaret Tepe

[Mark]

http://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/archaeologists-discover-lost-language/
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/archaeology/ancient-language-discovered-on-clay-tablets-found-amid-ruins-of-2800-year-old-middle-eastern-palace-7728894.html
http://www.newscientist.com/blogs/shortsharpscience/2012/05/clay-tablet-unknown-language.html
http://m.phys.org/news/2012-05-archaeologists-lost-language.html

(From Explorator)

[Patrick Waterson]

Interesting, Mark.

"Typical names, borne by the women – the evidence for the lost language – include Ushimanay, Alagahnia, Irsakinna and Bisoonoomay."

Sound Indian to anyone?

Patrick

[Jim Webster]

Sound more like the work of Lord Dunsany to me 

Jim