# Khipus were made and read by a class of male bureaucratic specialists (khipukamayuq).

> Most likely: Khipus were made and read by a class of male bureaucratic specialists (khipukamayuq).

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Answer · Inka khipus: the knotted-cord records

# Khipus were made and read by a class of male bureaucratic specialists (khipukamayuq).

Khipus were made and read by a class of male bureaucratic specialists (khipukamayuq).

**Most likely** Answers **1** questionPublished0

## Where it stands

**Most likely** Its tests partly supported it: none pieces of evidence for, one against. It needs two reviews to be accepted.

## What it predicts

- Material traces of makers (hair cords) show high-status diets.

## What would rule it out

- Several Inka-period khipus have makers of commoner status.

## Evidence none for · 1 against

[The hair cord of KH0631 shows a diet typical of low-ranking commoners.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/khipu/evidence/EVD0D4V866W7644/the-hair-cord-of-kh0631-shows-a-diet-typical-of-low-ranking)

Suggestive

AGAINST

## The questions it answers

[Who made and read khipus?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/khipu/questions/QST0D4V80BC5DXR/who-made-and-read-khipus)

Most likelyKhipu making extended beyond the elite to commoners and local communities

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