# Artifacts: Inka khipus: the knotted-cord records

> The 9 artifacts of Inka khipus: the knotted-cord records: photos, scans, transcriptions and documents, each with its own catalog key.

Source: https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/khipu/artifacts  
Publisher: Mysteries Department  
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (credit Mysteries Department and link the page)  

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**MYS** 0D4V7T824S7F·[Inka khipus: the knotted-cord records](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/khipu)

# Artifacts 9

Every copy this mystery rests on, each with its own key and its distance from the original.

Photo1 step from object

[Photograph: Inka khipus: the knotted-cord records](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/khipu/copies/CPY0D4V7T080KTB/photograph-inka-khipus-the-knotted-cord-records)

Unknown author · CC0

Dataset2 steps from object

[KH0631, Inka khipu with a human-hair primary cord: dataset](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/khipu/copies/CPY0D4V88N06Q6D/kh0631-inka-khipu-with-a-human-hair-primary-cord-dataset)

OKR contributors · MIT

Dataset2 steps from object

[The Puruchuco khipu archive (21 khipus): dataset](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/khipu/copies/CPY0D4V894M22YQ/the-puruchuco-khipu-archive-21-khipus-dataset)

Harvard Khipu Database Project; OKR · MIT

Dataset2 steps from object

[The Inkawasi khipu archive: dataset](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/khipu/copies/CPY0D4V89M846A6/the-inkawasi-khipu-archive-dataset)

OKR contributors · MIT

Document2 steps from object

[The six Santa Valley khipus: document](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/khipu/copies/CPY0D4V8A3W2BA2/the-six-santa-valley-khipus-document)

Manuel Medrano and Gary Urton · publisher

Photo1 step from object

[The six Santa Valley khipus: photo](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/khipu/copies/CPY0D4V8ABP6RM9/the-six-santa-valley-khipus-photo)

TaphonomyMan · CC BY-SA 4.0

Photo1 step from object

[The six Santa Valley khipus: picture](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/khipu/copies/CPY0D4V8AKG7MAY/the-six-santa-valley-khipus-picture)

TaphonomyMan · CC BY-SA 4.0

Document1 step from object

[The khipus of the American Museum of Natural History read by Locke: document](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/khipu/copies/CPY0D4V8AVA63NH/the-khipus-of-the-american-museum-of-natural-history-read-by)

L. Leland Locke · Public domain

Photo2 steps from object

[The khipus of the American Museum of Natural History read by Locke: picture](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/khipu/copies/CPY0D4V8BAY2KG6/the-khipus-of-the-american-museum-of-natural-history-read-by)

L. Leland Locke · Public domain