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DatasetsInka khipus: the knotted-cord recordsOpen Khipu Repository relational database (khipu.db)
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Open Khipu Repository relational database (khipu.db)

Counts computed from the v2.1.0 archive on 26 October 2026; 612 khipus in khipu_main have cord rows. Data for khipus added after 2017 (KH0631 to KH0702) are in per-khipu folders as spreadsheets, documents and images, not yet in the SQLite file. Includes the Aschers' colour and cord tables; its descent from the Harvard Khipu Database Project is widely stated but was not confirmed from the release f

Inka khipus: the knotted-cord recordsInka khipus: the knotted-cord recordsVersion 1.0Licence MITUpdated 26 Oct 2026

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