Isthmian script (in some regions)
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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.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Isthmian script | 3 |
| Isthmian script (in some regions) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2109905 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Isthmian script (in some regions) Context triple: [Classic period in Mesoamerica, usesWritingSystem, Isthmian script (in some regions)]
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A.
Euboean Greek alphabet
The Euboean Greek alphabet is an early regional variant of the Greek writing system whose letter forms and conventions significantly influenced the development of the Italic scripts, including the Etruscan and ultimately the Latin alphabet.
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B.
Samaritan script
The Samaritan script is an ancient consonantal writing system used by the Samaritan community to write their version of Hebrew and Aramaic, preserving a distinct tradition separate from mainstream Jewish scripts.
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C.
Lycian alphabet
The Lycian alphabet is an ancient Anatolian script used primarily in southwestern Turkey to write the now-extinct Lycian and closely related Milyan languages.
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D.
Demotic script
Demotic script is an ancient Egyptian cursive writing system used for daily, administrative, and literary purposes during the later periods of Egyptian history, including the Ptolemaic era.
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E.
Palmyrene alphabet
The Palmyrene alphabet is an ancient Aramaic-derived script used in the city of Palmyra in Roman Syria for inscriptions and documents between roughly the 1st century BCE and the 3rd century CE.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Isthmian script (in some regions) Target entity description: 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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A.
Euboean Greek alphabet
The Euboean Greek alphabet is an early regional variant of the Greek writing system whose letter forms and conventions significantly influenced the development of the Italic scripts, including the Etruscan and ultimately the Latin alphabet.
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B.
Samaritan script
The Samaritan script is an ancient consonantal writing system used by the Samaritan community to write their version of Hebrew and Aramaic, preserving a distinct tradition separate from mainstream Jewish scripts.
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C.
Lycian alphabet
The Lycian alphabet is an ancient Anatolian script used primarily in southwestern Turkey to write the now-extinct Lycian and closely related Milyan languages.
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D.
Demotic script
Demotic script is an ancient Egyptian cursive writing system used for daily, administrative, and literary purposes during the later periods of Egyptian history, including the Ptolemaic era.
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E.
Palmyrene alphabet
The Palmyrene alphabet is an ancient Aramaic-derived script used in the city of Palmyra in Roman Syria for inscriptions and documents between roughly the 1st century BCE and the 3rd century CE.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mesoamerican script
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ancient script ⓘ undeciphered script ⓘ writing system ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Epi-Olmec script
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Epi-Olmec script ⓘ
surface form:
Isthmian (Epi-Olmec) script
|
| approximateDateRange | c. 500 BCE–600 CE ⓘ |
| associatedCulture |
Epi-Olmec culture
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Gulf Coast cultures ⓘ |
| chronologicalRelation |
later than early Olmec iconography
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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
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Maya script ⓘ Zapotec script ⓘ |
| documentationLevel | limited corpus of inscriptions ⓘ |
| evidenceType |
monumental inscriptions
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short texts on portable objects ⓘ |
| geographicContext | southern Gulf lowlands of Mesoamerica ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
combination of logographic and syllabic signs
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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
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portable artifacts ⓘ stelae ⓘ stone monuments ⓘ |
| notableInscription |
La Mojarra Stela 1
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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
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| possiblyRelatedTo |
Maya script
ⓘ
Zapotec script ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Epi-Olmec script
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surface form:
Olmec writing
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| scholarlyDebate |
disputed decipherment claims
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uncertain linguistic affiliation ⓘ |
| scriptFamilyStatus | no widely accepted genetic classification ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Classic period
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Late Preclassic period ⓘ |
| usedInRegion |
Gulf Coast of Mexico
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Isthmus of Tehuantepec ⓘ southern Veracruz ⓘ western Tabasco ⓘ |
| writingDirection | left-to-right ⓘ |
| writingSystemType | logosyllabic script ⓘ |
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Subject: Isthmian script (in some regions) Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (4)
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