The overall principle governing the assignment of various peoples within the Table is difficult to discern: it purports to describe all humankind, but in reality restricts itself to the Egyptian lands of the south, the Mesopotamian lands, and Anatolia/Asia Minor and the Ionian Greeks, and in addition, the "sons of Noah" are not organised by geography, language family or ethnic groups within these regions.
Keseluruhan prinsip yang mengatur berbagai bangsa dalam daftar ini sukar dicerna: dimaksudkan untuk menggambarkan seluruh umat manusia, tetapi terbatas pada wilayah di selatan tanah Mesir, negeri-negeri Mesopotamia, Anatolia dan Yunani Ionia, lagi pula "Putra-putra Nuh" tidak diorganisir secara geografis, bahasa maupun kelompok etnis di dalam daerah-daerah ini.