# Ascher 1981: Code of the Quipu: A Study in Media, Mathematics, and Culture

> Marcia Ascher, Robert Ascher, 1981. 5 records on Mysteries Department cite it. Source for khipu construction and the sum relations.

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# Code of the Quipu: A Study in Media, Mathematics, and Culture

Marcia Ascher, Robert Ascher, 1981. _University of Michigan Press, Ann Arbor_.

The foundational study of khipu structure and arithmetic: cord construction, colour, knot types and the sum relations among cords, from the Aschers' own recordings.

**Inka khipus: the knotted-cord records** BookChecked against the original0

## What it's used for here

Source for khipu construction and the sum relations.

## Cited by on this site 5 records

[Khipus record numbers and the categories they belong to; colour, fibre and attachment label what is counted…](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/khipu/answers/ANS0D4V80K6218K/khipus-record-numbers-and-the-categories-they-belong-to)

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[Marcia and Robert Ascher publish Code of the Quipu](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/khipu/events/EVT0D4V7XX85J70/marcia-and-robert-ascher-publish-code-of-the-quipu)

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[Marcia Ascher](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/khipu/people/FIG0D4V7VYR7287/marcia-ascher)

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[Inka khipus: the knotted-cord records](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/khipu)

The mystery article

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[Do any khipus record language, or only numbers and categories?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/khipu/questions/QST0D4V7ZKY6123/do-any-khipus-record-language-or-only-numbers-and-categories)

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## Cite it

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Ascher, M., & Ascher, R. (1981). Code of the Quipu: A Study in Media, Mathematics, and Culture. University of Michigan Press, Ann Arbor. https://archive.org/details/isbn_0472063251
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