Isthmian script
The Isthmian script is a very early Mesoamerican writing system in use in the area of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec from perhaps 500 BCE to 500 CE, although there is disagreement on these dates. It is also called the La Mojarra script and the Epi-Olmec script ('post-Olmec script').
| Isthmian script | |
|---|---|
Detail showing three columns of glyphs from La Mojarra Stela 1. The two right columns are Isthmian glyphs. The left column gives a Mesoamerican Long Count calendar date of 8.5.16.9.7, or 156 CE. | |
| Script type | Undeciphered
(assumed to be logo-syllabic) |
Time period | Perhaps ca. 500 BCE to ca. 500 CE |
| Direction | Top-to-bottom |
| Languages | Epi-Olmec (ISO639-3:xep) |
Isthmian script is structurally similar to the Maya script, and like Maya uses one set of characters to represent logograms (or word units) and a second set to represent syllables.
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