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Justeson and Kaufman's 1993 decipherment is broadly correct; Isthmian writes an early Zoquean language.

Justeson and Kaufman's 1993 decipherment is broadly correct; Isthmian writes an early Zoquean language.

DisputedAnswers 1 questionPublished0

Where it stands

DisputedOne piece of evidence for, none against. It needs two reviews to be accepted.

What it predicts

  • New texts read coherently with the 1993 values.
  • Grammatical morphemes read on La Mojarra match reconstructed proto-Zoquean.

What would rule it out

  • A substantial new text yields no coherent reading with the values fixed in 1993.

Evidence 1 for · none against

The questions it answers

Most likelyThe decipherment is unproven or wrong; the corpus is too small to confirm it

Cite it

Mysteries Department. (2026). Justeson and Kaufman's 1993 decipherment is broadly correct; Isthmian writes an early Zoquean language. [Answer ANS0CYBC5PT65YK]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0CYBC5PT65YK
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