Isthmian script (in some regions)

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Mesoamerican script ancient script undeciphered script writing system

Isthmian script is an ancient, undeciphered Mesoamerican writing system thought to have been used by Gulf Coast cultures during the Late Preclassic and Classic periods.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Isthmian script	3
Isthmian script (in some regions) canonical	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Mesoamerican script ⓘ ancient script ⓘ undeciphered script ⓘ writing system ⓘ
alternativeName	Epi-Olmec script ⓘ Epi-Olmec script ⓘ surface form: Isthmian (Epi-Olmec) script
approximateDateRange	c. 500 BCE–600 CE ⓘ
associatedCulture	Epi-Olmec culture ⓘ Gulf Coast cultures ⓘ
chronologicalRelation	later than early Olmec iconography ⓘ roughly contemporaneous with early Classic Maya ⓘ
culturalContext	transition from Olmec to Epi-Olmec societies ⓘ
currentResearchStatus	subject of ongoing epigraphic study ⓘ
deciphermentStatus	undeciphered ⓘ
distinctFrom	Aztec writing system ⓘ Maya script ⓘ Zapotec script ⓘ
documentationLevel	limited corpus of inscriptions ⓘ
evidenceType	monumental inscriptions ⓘ short texts on portable objects ⓘ
geographicContext	southern Gulf lowlands of Mesoamerica ⓘ
hasFeature	combination of logographic and syllabic signs ⓘ signs arranged in columns ⓘ use of bar-and-dot numeral-like elements ⓘ
hasSignInventory	dozens of distinct signs ⓘ
languageHypothesis	possible Mixe–Zoquean language ⓘ
languageWritten	unknown language ⓘ
medium	cylindrical stone objects ⓘ portable artifacts ⓘ stelae ⓘ stone monuments ⓘ
notableInscription	La Mojarra Stela 1 ⓘ surface form: Cerro de las Mesas inscriptions La Mojarra Stela 1 inscription ⓘ Tres Zapotes Stela C ⓘ surface form: Tres Zapotes Stela C inscription Tuxtla Statuette ⓘ surface form: Tuxtla Statuette inscription
possiblyRelatedTo	Maya script ⓘ Zapotec script ⓘ
relatedTo	Epi-Olmec script ⓘ surface form: Olmec writing
scholarlyDebate	disputed decipherment claims ⓘ uncertain linguistic affiliation ⓘ
scriptFamilyStatus	no widely accepted genetic classification ⓘ
timePeriod	Classic period ⓘ Late Preclassic period ⓘ
usedInRegion	Gulf Coast of Mexico ⓘ Isthmus of Tehuantepec ⓘ southern Veracruz ⓘ western Tabasco ⓘ
writingDirection	left-to-right ⓘ
writingSystemType	logosyllabic script ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Classic period in Mesoamerica → usesWritingSystem → Isthmian script (in some regions) ⓘ

Maya script → relatedTo → Isthmian script (in some regions) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Isthmian script

Epi-Olmec culture → hasWritingSystem → Isthmian script (in some regions) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Isthmian script

Maya hieroglyphs → relatedTo → Isthmian script (in some regions) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Isthmian script