Answer · Indus script
The signs are a logo-syllabic writing system that encodes a spoken language.
The signs are a logo-syllabic writing system that encodes a spoken language.
Where it stands
Most likelyIts tests partly supported it: three pieces of evidence for, one against. It needs two reviews to be accepted.
What it predicts
- Sign sequences show the positional and combinatorial regularities of writing, including affix-like terminal signs.
- Longer texts, when found, show the same sign behaviour as short ones.
- A bilingual or a decipherment eventually reads the corpus.
What would rule it out
- A convincing non-linguistic explanation accounts for all the regularities and for the uses of the inscribed objects.
Evidence 3 for · 1 against
FOR
FOR
The questions it answers
Most likelyThe signs are a logo-syllabic writing system that encodes a spoken language
Cite it
Mysteries Department. (2026). The signs are a logo-syllabic writing system that encodes a spoken language. [Answer ANS0CWY3FSP48TH]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0CWY3FSP48TH
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title = {The signs are a logo-syllabic writing system that encodes a spoken language.},
author = {{Mysteries Department}},
year = {2026},
note = {Answer, catalog key ANS0CWY3FSP48TH},
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