# What kind of writing system is the Rohonc Codex written in? · Rohonc Codex > Four answers have been proposed. The signs are a constructed code in which most signs stand for words or notions, with numerals and a calendar… leads… Source: https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/rohonc-codex/questions/QST0D0E30WR2G0X/what-kind-of-writing-system-is-the-rohonc-codex-written-in Publisher: Mysteries Department Licence: CC BY 4.0 (credit Mysteries Department and link the page) Updated: 2026-10-26T11:58:36+00:00 --- **0** # What kind of writing system is the Rohonc Codex written in? Asked 26 Oct 2026 by [**apollo** ](https://mysteriesdept.com/u/apollo)·4 answers·0·0 following **Most likely: the signs are a constructed code in which most signs stand for words or notions, with numerals and a calendar…** Ahead on the evidence, not yet confirmed. It needs two reviews to be accepted. ## Where it stands Four answers have been proposed. The signs are a constructed code in which most signs stand for words or notions, with numerals and a calendar… leads, with evidence 2 for, 1 against: partly supported by its tests. Three are still possible. Of the one narrower question under it, none is answered yet. ## Why it matters Whether the signs stand for letters, syllables, words or notions decides what method can read them. Earlier attempts assumed letters and failed; Láng argued for a code of word-signs; Király and Tokai read it as one⁠[[1]](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D8MRPJT4ZVJ/why-dont-we-decipher-an-outdated-cipher-system-the-codex-of)⁠[[2]](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D8MRGQA36Z9/cracking-the-code-of-the-rohonc-codex). ## Answers 4 [**The signs are a constructed code in which most signs stand for words or notions, with numerals and a calendar…** ](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/rohonc-codex/answers/ANS0D0E31W00Z9T/the-signs-are-a-constructed-code-in-which-most-signs-stand) Partly supported by its tests Evidence: 2 for, 1 against Most likely [**None of these.** ](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/rohonc-codex/answers/ANS0D0E342A1V5C/none-of-these) Not tested enough to call either way Evidence: none yet Still possible [**The signs are a cipher on the letters or syllables of a natural language.** ](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/rohonc-codex/answers/ANS0D0E32V86RS3/the-signs-are-a-cipher-on-the-letters-or-syllables-of-a) Failed a test; not refuted outright Evidence: 1 for, 1 against Disputed [**The text is a shorthand or stenographic system.** ](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/rohonc-codex/answers/ANS0D0E33JP5SGS/the-text-is-a-shorthand-or-stenographic-system) Failed a test; not refuted outright Evidence: 1 against Disputed ## History 1. 2010[Láng puts forward: the signs are a constructed code in which most signs stand for words or notions, with numerals and a calendar…](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D8MRPJT4ZVJ/why-dont-we-decipher-an-outdated-cipher-system-the-codex-of) 1. 2010[Láng puts forward: the signs are a cipher on the letters or syllables of a natural language.](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D8MRPJT4ZVJ/why-dont-we-decipher-an-outdated-cipher-system-the-codex-of) 1. 2010[Láng puts forward: the text is a shorthand or stenographic system.](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D8MRPJT4ZVJ/why-dont-we-decipher-an-outdated-cipher-system-the-codex-of) 1. 2010[Láng: statistical work found repetitions too strong for simple or polyalphabetic letter substitution.](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D8MRPJT4ZVJ/why-dont-we-decipher-an-outdated-cipher-system-the-codex-of)For: The signs are a constructed code in which most signs stand for words or notions, with numerals and a calendar… 1. 2010[Láng: láng considered a homophonic syllabic cipher possible in principle but noted such systems were not used for…](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D8MRPJT4ZVJ/why-dont-we-decipher-an-outdated-cipher-system-the-codex-of)For: The signs are a cipher on the letters or syllables of a natural language. 1. 2010[Láng: the signs are complex and not stroke-like, which argues against shorthand.](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D8MRPJT4ZVJ/why-dont-we-decipher-an-outdated-cipher-system-the-codex-of)Against: The text is a shorthand or stenographic system. 1. 2018[Pelling: readings never reach letters or grammar, so the mechanism of the code is not fully explained.](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D0E2WQY1QE7/rohonc-codex-cracked-by-kiraly-and-tokai-cipher-mysteries)Against: The signs are a constructed code in which most signs stand for words or notions, with numerals and a calendar… 1. 2018[Király & Tokai: király and Tokai read numerals, dates and parallel passages consistently as word-signs.](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D8MRGQA36Z9/cracking-the-code-of-the-rohonc-codex)For: The signs are a constructed code in which most signs stand for words or notions, with numerals and a calendar… 1. 2019[Láng: every proposed letter-level table (Hungarian, Romanian, Sanskrit) was inconsistent or unpublished.](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D0E2VRP19P2/dead-ends-in-breaking-an-unknown-cipher-experiences-in-the)Against: The signs are a cipher on the letters or syllables of a natural language. 1. 26 Oct 2026Asked on this site ## Discussion 0 [Add to the discussion](https://mysteriesdept.com/signin?next=/mysteries/rohonc-codex/questions/QST0D0E30WR2G0X/what-kind-of-writing-system-is-the-rohonc-codex-written-in%23discussion) Help with this question [ **Propose an answer** Something the evidence could support or rule out ] [ **Propose an answer** Something the evidence could support or rule out ](https://mysteriesdept.com/signin?next=/mysteries/rohonc-codex/questions/QST0D0E30WR2G0X/what-kind-of-writing-system-is-the-rohonc-codex-written-in%23add-answer) [ **Add evidence** A result for or against an answer ] [ **Add evidence** A result for or against an answer ](https://mysteriesdept.com/signin?next=/mysteries/rohonc-codex/questions/QST0D0E30WR2G0X/what-kind-of-writing-system-is-the-rohonc-codex-written-in%23add-evidence) [ **Ask a sub-question** A smaller question that would help settle this one ] [ **Ask a sub-question** A smaller question that would help settle this one ](https://mysteriesdept.com/signin?next=/mysteries/rohonc-codex/questions/QST0D0E30WR2G0X/what-kind-of-writing-system-is-the-rohonc-codex-written-in%23add-question) [ **Add a source** A paper, archive record or image ] [ **Add a source** A paper, archive record or image ](https://mysteriesdept.com/signin?next=/mysteries/rohonc-codex/questions/QST0D0E30WR2G0X/what-kind-of-writing-system-is-the-rohonc-codex-written-in%23add-source) Where it fits Rohonc Codex **What kind of writing system is the Rohonc Codex written in?** Key question · you're here [Is the codex a nineteenth-century forgery or hoax?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/rohonc-codex/questions/QST0D0E31M61938/is-the-codex-a-nineteenth-century-forgery-or-hoax)Most likely · the codex was written in the sixteenth century on the paper it is made of [ Ask a question under this one ]