# No text longer than about seventeen signs on one surface exists, which is unlike any known literate…

> No text longer than about seventeen signs on one surface exists, which is unlike any known literate civilisation's remains.

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# No text longer than about seventeen signs on one surface exists, which is unlike any known literate…

No text longer than about seventeen signs on one surface exists, which is unlike any known literate civilisation's remains.

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## What it bears on 1 answer

[The signs are a logo-syllabic writing system that encodes a spoken language.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/indus-script/answers/ANS0CWY3FSP48TH/the-signs-are-a-logo-syllabic-writing-system-that-encodes-a)

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## Cite it

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Mysteries Department. (2026). No text longer than about seventeen signs on one surface exists, which is unlike any known literate… [Evidence EVD0CWY3GRY71Y4]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/EVD0CWY3GRY71Y4
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**EVD** 0CWY3GRY71Y4

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