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 7
Isthmian script (in some regions) canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Mesoamerican script ⓘ
ancient script ⓘ
undeciphered script ⓘ
writing system ⓘ
alternativeName Epi-Olmec script ⓘ
Isthmian (Epi-Olmec) script ⓘ
linked to: 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 Cerro de las Mesas inscriptions ⓘ
linked to: La Mojarra Stela 1

La Mojarra Stela 1 inscription ⓘ
Tres Zapotes Stela C inscription ⓘ
Tuxtla Statuette inscription ⓘ
linked to: Tuxtla Statuette
possiblyRelatedTo Maya script ⓘ
Zapotec script ⓘ
relatedTo Olmec writing ⓘ
linked to: Epi-Olmec script
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 ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (8)

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 ⓘ
linked to: Isthmian script (in some regions)
Epi-Olmec culture → hasWritingSystem → Isthmian script ⓘ
linked to: Isthmian script (in some regions)
Maya hieroglyphs → relatedTo → Isthmian script ⓘ
linked to: Isthmian script (in some regions)
Epi-Olmec script → alternativeName → Isthmian script ⓘ
linked to: Isthmian script (in some regions)
La Mojarra → writingSystem → Isthmian script ⓘ
linked to: Isthmian script (in some regions)
La Mojarra Stela 1 → associatedWith → Isthmian script ⓘ
linked to: Isthmian script (in some regions)
Tuxtla Statuette → associatedWith → Isthmian script ⓘ
linked to: Isthmian script (in some regions)