# Inspector task sheet

The vishaps of Tirinkatar: dragons, water and stone

## 1. Trace the earliest accessible record

For The vishaps of Tirinkatar: dragons, water and stone, record author or storyteller, collection date, language, translation, page and exact scope. Distinguish evidence of a story being told from evidence of its events. Note which full documents remain unavailable.

Status: proposed; not completed.
Evidence found:
Source and page:
Limits:
Next action:

## 2. Investigate the central question

Compare published stela inventories, excavated contexts and historical place names. Check whether monuments are in primary position before using distances to pools. Read the irrigation article’s proposed associations against its dating evidence. Do not move stones or publish sensitive find coordinates.

Status: proposed; not completed.
Evidence found:
Source and page:
Limits:
Next action:

## 3. Compare explanations without merging evidence

Compare primary contexts and monument phases with independently dated water features. Separate naming history from iconographic and anatomical evidence. Preserve contradictions and unsuccessful searches; proposed work remains unperformed.

Status: proposed; not completed.
Evidence found:
Source and page:
Limits:
Next action: