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

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

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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.

**Disputed** Answers **1** questionPublished0

## Where it stands

**Disputed** None 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

[Barthel's catalogue is inconsistent in what it treats as a variant, so its count overstates the inventory.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/rongorongo/evidence/EVD0D4CCJZ876RX/barthels-catalogue-is-inconsistent-in-what-it-treats-as-a)

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AGAINST

## The questions it answers

[How many distinct glyphs does rongorongo have?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/rongorongo/questions/QST0D4CCDKC5T7B/how-many-distinct-glyphs-does-rongorongo-have)

Part of [Does rongorongo record language?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/rongorongo/questions/QST0D4CCD3R70F2/does-rongorongo-record-language)

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

## Cite it

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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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