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The inventory is several hundred signs, closer to Barthel's catalogue, which would point to a logographic…

The inventory is several hundred signs, closer to Barthel's catalogue, which would point to a logographic system.

DisputedAnswers 1 questionPublished0

Where it stands

DisputedNone pieces of evidence for, one against. It needs two reviews to be accepted.

What it predicts

  • Many of Barthel's numbered forms have distinct positional behaviour.

What would rule it out

  • Positional statistics show Barthel's variants behave identically.

Evidence none for · 1 against

The questions it answers

Most likelyAbout 50 to 60 basic glyphs, combined into ligatures, account for nearly the whole corpus

Cite it

Mysteries Department. (2026). The inventory is several hundred signs, closer to Barthel's catalogue, which would point to a logographic… [Answer ANS0D4CCJQE4CE6]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0D4CCJQE4CE6
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