# Hyland 2017: Writing with Twisted Cords: The Inscriptive Capacity of Andean Khipus

> Sabine Hyland, 2017. 5 records on Mysteries Department cite it. Source for the phonetic reading and for colonial testimony about narrative khipus.

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# Writing with Twisted Cords: The Inscriptive Capacity of Andean Khipus

Sabine Hyland, 2017. _Current Anthropology 58(3), 412-419_.

Studies two khipus kept in the village of Collata and described as letters, and argues from the variety of their cord types that they could encode syllables such as lineage names.

**Inka khipus: the knotted-cord records** Articledoi: **[10.1086/691682](https://doi.org/10.1086/691682)** Checked against the original0

## What it's used for here

Source for the phonetic reading and for colonial testimony about narrative khipus.

## Cited by on this site 5 records

[Some khipus, especially narrative ones, recorded words phonetically, for example by using cord types for…](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/khipu/answers/ANS0D4V829W47WT/some-khipus-especially-narrative-ones-recorded-words)

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[Two Collata khipus said locally to be letters show many distinct cord types, which Hyland reads as possible…](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/khipu/evidence/EVD0D4V82HP4MXC/two-collata-khipus-said-locally-to-be-letters-show-many)

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[Sabine Hyland](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/khipu/people/FIG0D4V7WEC7HV2/sabine-hyland)

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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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Hyland, S. (2017). Writing with Twisted Cords: The Inscriptive Capacity of Andean Khipus. Current Anthropology 58(3), 412-419. https://doi.org/10.1086/691682
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