However, he did make two accurate observations: the tablets were administrative records, and the script was a syllabary, where each symbol represented both a consonant and a vowel, mixed with characters that each represented a whole word.
Sin embargo, aportó dos observaciones muy precisas: las tablillas eran registros administrativos y el texto era un silabario donde cada símbolo representaba una consonante y una vocal, intercalado con caracteres que representaban una palabra cada uno.