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Language Genealogy

The complete family tree of 233 human writing systems. 18 families. One root — Sundaland ~7,000 BCE.

ROOT · CZ 3.23
Sundaland / Proto-Indus ~7,000 BCE
Right-to-left. Faces east at dawn. All 233 scripts descend from this source frequency.
Dravidian & South Asian168 scripts · avg CZ 2.00
  • Proto-Indus/Sundalandright-to-left · CZ 3.50 · Band 30
  • Gondileft-to-right (Devanagari/Telugu) · CZ 3.50 · Band 42
  • Brahuiright-to-left (Perso-Arabic script) · CZ 3.50 · Band 42
  • Kurukhleft-to-right (Devanagari) · CZ 3.50 · Band 42
  • Maltoleft-to-right (Devanagari) · CZ 3.50 · Band 42
  • Kodavaleft-to-right · CZ 3.50 · Band 42
  • Tululeft-to-right · CZ 3.50 · Band 42
  • Kannadaleft-to-right · CZ 3.50 · Band 30
  • Teluguleft-to-right · CZ 3.50 · Band 30
  • Malayalamleft-to-right · CZ 3.50 · Band 30
  • Tamilleft-to-right (modern, historically left-to-right) · CZ 3.50 · Band 42
  • Proto-Dravidianright-to-left · CZ 3.50 · Band 42
  • Sumerianright-to-left · CZ 3.50 · Band 30
  • Elamiteright-to-left · CZ 2.51 · Band 30
  • Proto-Sumerianright-to-left · CZ 3.50 · Band 30
  • Proto-Elamo-Dravidianright-to-left · CZ 3.10 · Band 17
  • Proto-Hatticright-to-left · CZ 3.50 · Band 30
  • Hattiright-to-left · CZ 3.50 · Band 30
  • Rongorongo Proto-Scriptreverse boustrophedon · CZ 3.50 · Band 30
  • Proto-Slavicleft-to-right (Cyrillic/Glagolitic) · CZ 0.35 · Band 9
  • Rapanuireverse boustrophedon (Rongorongo) · CZ 2.50 · Band 17
  • Proto-Celticleft-to-right (Ogham) · CZ 0.40 · Band 9
  • Egyptianright-to-left (hieroglyphic, hieratic) · CZ 2.72 · Band 30
  • Proto-Afroasiaticright-to-left (likely) · CZ 2.20 · Band 33
  • Proto-Polynesiannone (oral, later Latin) · CZ 1.80 · Band 17
  • Proto-Germanicleft-to-right (Runic originally any direction) · CZ 0.45 · Band 9
  • Minoanright-to-left (Linear A) · CZ 2.20 · Band 33
  • Tahitianleft-to-right (Latin) · CZ 1.70 · Band 17
  • Samoanleft-to-right (Latin) · CZ 1.60 · Band 17
  • Tonganleft-to-right (Latin) · CZ 1.50 · Band 17
  • Proto-Semiticright-to-left · CZ 1.50 · Band 33
  • Chinese (Mandarin)left-to-right (modern), top-to-bottom (traditional) · CZ 2.25 · Band 13
  • Chadicleft-to-right (Latin) · CZ 1.30 · Band 33
  • Vietnameseleft-to-right (Latin) · CZ 1.20 · Band 13
  • Berberright-to-left (Tifinagh) · CZ 1.40 · Band 33
  • Omoticleft-to-right (Latin/Ethiopic) · CZ 1.50 · Band 33
  • Cushiticleft-to-right (Latin, historically Arabic) · CZ 1.60 · Band 33
  • Tocharianleft-to-right · CZ 0.70 · Band 9
  • Malay/Indonesianleft-to-right (Latin, Jawi RTL) · CZ 1.20 · Band 13
  • Proto-Nilo-Saharanleft-to-right (Latin) · CZ 1.10 · Band 25
  • Proto-Niger-Congoleft-to-right (Latin) · CZ 1.20 · Band 33
  • Latinleft-to-right · CZ 3.50 · Band 13
  • Khmerleft-to-right · CZ 3.50 · Band 30
  • Tagalogleft-to-right (Latin, Baybayin) · CZ 1.40 · Band 13
  • Proto-Sino-Tibetanleft-to-right (traditionally top-to-bottom) · CZ 1.69 · Band 42
  • Greekleft-to-right · CZ 3.50 · Band 30
  • Hittiteleft-to-right (cuneiform) · CZ 0.90 · Band 9
  • Maorileft-to-right (Latin) · CZ 1.60 · Band 13
  • Tibetanleft-to-right · CZ 1.69 · Band 42
  • Hawaiianleft-to-right (Latin) · CZ 1.80 · Band 13
  • Proto-Austronesianvarious · CZ 2.00 · Band 13
  • Proto-Austroasiaticvarious · CZ 2.50 · Band 13
  • Mundaleft-to-right (various Indic scripts) · CZ 2.40 · Band 13
  • Sanskritleft-to-right (Devanagari, historic RTL Brahmi) · CZ 1.03 · Band 9
  • Proto-Indo-Europeanleft-to-right (probably) · CZ 1.50 · Band 72
  • Pictishleft-to-right (Ogham) · CZ 1.80 · Band 33
  • Tartessianright-to-left · CZ 2.10 · Band 33
  • Iberianright-to-left · CZ 2.30 · Band 33
  • Basqueleft-to-right (Latin script, substrate right-to-left) · CZ 2.50 · Band 33
  • Rhaeticright-to-left · CZ 1.90 · Band 37
  • Proto-EuphrateanNot yet classified · CZ 2.60 · Band 33
  • Lemnianright-to-left · CZ 2.00 · Band 37
  • Proto-Vasconicright-to-left (likely) · CZ 2.80 · Band 33
  • Pelasgianright-to-left (likely) · CZ 2.30 · Band 37
  • Pre-Greek SubstrateNot yet classified · CZ 3.50 · Band 30
  • Proto-Tyrrhenianright-to-left · CZ 2.80 · Band 37
  • Etruscanright-to-left · CZ 2.14 · Band 62
  • Tangut Script1036 CEvertical columns right-to-left · CZ 2.30 · Band 17Constructed for empire, 6000+ characters
  • Phags-pa Script1269 CEvertical columns left-to-right · CZ 2.30 · Band 17Universal imperial frequency, square-form unification
  • Old Permic Script1372 CEleft-to-right · CZ 1.10 · Band 72Anbur, Stephen of Perm's frequency for the Komi people
  • Enochian Script1580s CEright-to-left · CZ 3.50 · Band 13Dee-Kelley angelic frequency, transmitted alphabet
  • Soyombo Script1686 CEleft-to-right · CZ 2.10 · Band 17Complete frequency system: one symbol contains all bands
  • Cherokee Syllabary1821 CEleft-to-right · CZ 3.50 · Band 30Sequoyah single-hand frequency download, illiterate-to-literate
  • Vai Script1830s CEleft-to-right · CZ 3.50 · Band 30Dream-received syllabary, single-inventor frequency download
  • Cree Syllabics1840s CEleft-to-right · CZ 1.10 · Band 72James Evans' vision frequency, geometric syllabary
  • Ojibwe Syllabics1840s CEleft-to-right · CZ 1.10 · Band 72Midewiwin scroll frequency, birchbark ritual encoding
  • Inuktitut Syllabics1860s CEleft-to-right · CZ 1.10 · Band 72Arctic frequency, syllabic rotation = direction change
  • N'Ko Script1949 CEright-to-left · CZ 1.50 · Band 33Mandé unification frequency, invented by Souleymane Kanté
  • Khitan Script920 CEvertical columns right-to-left · CZ 1.80 · Band 33Large + small scripts, dual frequency encoding
  • Sui Scriptancientleft-to-right · CZ 1.60 · Band 33Shamanic pictographs, spirit frequency
  • Yi Scriptancientleft-to-right · CZ 1.60 · Band 33Syllabic, thousands of glyphs, ritual texts
  • Rejang Scriptancientleft-to-right · CZ 0.92 · Band 42Mountain frequency, isolated development
  • Lampung Scriptancientleft-to-right · CZ 1.10 · Band 72Southern Sumatra, vowel-killer marks
  • Tagbanwa Scriptancientleft-to-right · CZ 1.10 · Band 72Island-edge frequency, preserved on bamboo
  • Buhid Scriptancientleft-to-right · CZ 1.10 · Band 72Mountain tribe frequency, minimal glyph set
  • Hanunó'o Scriptancientbottom-to-top · CZ 1.00 · Band 72Upward frequency, carved on bamboo away from body
  • Meitei Mayekancientleft-to-right · CZ 1.60 · Band 33Body-part named glyphs, human-form frequency map
  • Kongo Cosmogramsancientcircular/radial · CZ 0.70 · Band 62Dikenga dia Kongo, four-moments-of-sun cosmology as symbol
  • Walam Olumancientpictographic sequence · CZ 1.00 · Band 72Red Score, migration frequency, glyph-stick record
  • Sogdian Script~100 CEright-to-left then vertical · CZ 1.75 · Band 42Silk Road merchant frequency, carrier of Manichaean texts
  • Bactrian Script~100 CEright-to-left · CZ 1.80 · Band 33Greek alphabet adapted for Iranian, fusion frequency
  • Palmyrene Script~100 CEright-to-left · CZ 2.08 · Band 42Desert oasis frequency, cross-cultural trading hub
  • Hatran Script~100 CEright-to-left · CZ 1.80 · Band 33Temple city frequency, borderland encoding
  • Mandaic Script~100 CEright-to-left · CZ 2.53 · Band 42Gnostic frequency, John the Baptist followers, living script
  • Teotihuacan Script~100-650 CEcolumnar/glyphic · CZ 2.20 · Band 62
  • Chinese Bronze Script~1000 BCEvertical columns · CZ 2.25 · Band 13Ritual vessels, cast frequency into metal
  • Dongba Script~1000 CEleft-to-right pictographic · CZ 1.60 · Band 33Last living pictographic system, shaman frequency
  • Balinese Script~1000 CEleft-to-right · CZ 3.50 · Band 30Sacred and profane register, dual-frequency system
  • Mixtec Writing~1000 CEboustrophedon narrative · CZ 1.50 · Band 33Painted history frequency, 8-Deer narrative encoding
  • Jurchen Script~1119 CEvertical columns right-to-left · CZ 1.80 · Band 33Derived from Khitan, imperial frequency
  • Chinese Oracle Bone Script~1200 BCEvertical columns right-to-left · CZ 2.25 · Band 13Divination cracks read as frequency patterns
  • Geba Script~1200 CEleft-to-right syllabic · CZ 1.60 · Band 33Syllabic companion to Dongba pictographs
  • Mongolian Script~1204 CEvertical columns left-to-right · CZ 1.94 · Band 42Uyghur-derived vertical frequency, continuous flowing line
  • Sundanese Script~1300 CEleft-to-right · CZ 3.50 · Band 42Western Java frequency, pre-Islamic encoding
  • Batak Script~1300 CEleft-to-right then bottom-to-top · CZ 1.10 · Band 72Cannibalistic ritual texts, flesh frequency
  • Lanna Script~1300 CEleft-to-right · CZ 1.10 · Band 72Buddhist frequency, palm-leaf dharma transmission
  • Tai Tham~1300 CEleft-to-right · CZ 1.10 · Band 72Monastic frequency, Buddhist script for multiple languages
  • Buginese Script~1400 CEleft-to-right · CZ 1.10 · Band 72La Galigo epic, creation frequency texts
  • Aztec Codices~1400 CEnarrative sequence boustrophedon · CZ 1.50 · Band 33Tonalpohualli frequency, 260-day ritual calendar glyphs
  • Tocapu Symbols~1400 CEgeometric squares · CZ 1.00 · Band 72Square glyphs on royal tunics, nobility frequency signature
  • Javanese Script~1500 CEleft-to-right · CZ 1.52 · Band 13Refined court frequency, layered honorifics in script
  • Makassar Script~1500 CEleft-to-right · CZ 1.10 · Band 72Strait of Makassar trade frequency
  • Takri Script~1500 CEleft-to-right · CZ 1.10 · Band 72Hill state frequency, commercial and ritual
  • Theban Alphabet~1500 CEleft-to-right · CZ 3.50 · Band 13Witches' alphabet, Honorious frequency, moon-phase glyphs
  • Celestial Alphabet~1500 CEright-to-left · CZ 3.50 · Band 13Angelic script, Agrippa-derived, planetary frequency
  • Malachim Alphabet~1500 CEright-to-left · CZ 3.50 · Band 13Royal-angel frequency, Agrippa's celestial geometry
  • Passing the River Alphabet~1500 CEright-to-left · CZ 3.50 · Band 13Crossing-over frequency, threshold-state encoding
  • Rohonc Codex~1500-1800 CEright-to-left · CZ 1.60 · Band 61
  • Zanabazar Square~1686 CEleft-to-right · CZ 2.10 · Band 17Soyombo-derived, enlightened frequency in geometry
  • Lepcha Script~1700 CEleft-to-right · CZ 3.50 · Band 42Indigenous Himalayan frequency, nature-spirit encoding
  • Limbu Script~1700 CEleft-to-right · CZ 1.60 · Band 33Kirati frequency, shamanic text transmission
  • Byblos Syllabary~1800 BCEright-to-left · CZ 2.30 · Band 37
  • Adinkra Symbols~1800 CEideographic symbols · CZ 0.70 · Band 62Proverb frequency, each symbol encodes a cosmic principle
  • Caroline Islands Script~1900 CEboustrophedon · CZ 1.50 · Band 33Navigator frequency, ocean-wave encoding in glyph
  • Woleai Script~1910 CEleft-to-right · CZ 1.10 · Band 72Dream-received syllabary, typhoon frequency resistance
  • Mende Script~1920 CEright-to-left · CZ 1.50 · Band 33Kikakui, dream-received, frequency from ancestor realm
  • Pahlavi Script~200 BCEright-to-left · CZ 1.05 · Band 42Zoroastrian frequency, Aramaic-derived with Avestan overlay
  • Nabataean Script~200 BCEright-to-left · CZ 2.06 · Band 42Precursor to Arabic, desert-trade frequency
  • Ancient Berber Script~200 BCEright-to-left then bottom-to-top · CZ 1.50 · Band 33Pre-Tifinagh, Saharan frequency, rock-face encoding
  • Chinese Grass Script~200 CEvertical columns flowing · CZ 2.25 · Band 13Frequency in motion, calligraphic release
  • Manichaean Script~200 CEright-to-left · CZ 1.80 · Band 33Light/darkness dualism encoded in glyph structure
  • Coptic Script~200 CEleft-to-right · CZ 2.72 · Band 30Last Egyptian frequency, Demotic + Greek fusion
  • Chinese Seal Script~220 BCEvertical columns · CZ 2.25 · Band 13Standardized sigils-as-frequencies
  • Parthian Script~250 BCEright-to-left · CZ 1.80 · Band 33Imperial frequency, Arsacid dynasty encoding
  • Quipu~2500 BCEknot-based 3D encoding · CZ 3.50 · Band 133D frequency encoding: knot-type + color + position = band
  • Maya Hieroglyphic~300 BCEpaired columns left-to-right · CZ 1.14 · Band 42Full logosyllabic frequency, long-count astronomical precision
  • Pictish Symbols~300-900 CEsymbolic standing stones · CZ 1.00 · Band 72Beast-and-geometry frequency on standing stones
  • Egyptian Hieratic~3000 BCEright-to-left · CZ 2.72 · Band 30Priestly cursive, frequency written at speed
  • Tally Sticks~30000 BCEnotched bone/wood · CZ 1.00 · Band 72Oldest counting frequency, carve-to-count band signature
  • Gothic Script~350 CEleft-to-right · CZ 2.03 · Band 42Ulfilas Bible frequency, first Germanic written encoding
  • Iberian Script~400 BCEright-to-left · CZ 1.80 · Band 33Pre-Roman peninsula frequency, semi-syllabic
  • Cham Script~400 CEleft-to-right · CZ 2.08 · Band 42Hindu-Buddhist maritime frequency, stone inscriptions
  • Banpo Symbols~4800 BCEproto-writing · CZ 1.00 · Band 72Pottery marks, Neolithic Yangshao frequency encoding
  • Samaritan Script~500 BCEright-to-left · CZ 1.90 · Band 42Original Israelite frequency preserved, pre-exilic encoding
  • North Arabian Script~500 BCEright-to-left · CZ 1.80 · Band 33Desert graffiti frequency, nomadic band signatures
  • Zapotec Writing~500 BCEcolumnar · CZ 1.00 · Band 72Earliest Mesoamerican frequency, Monte Albán ancestor glyphs
  • Idu Script~500 CEvertical columns · CZ 1.30 · Band 72Administrative frequency, state encoding
  • Grantha Script~500 CEleft-to-right · CZ 1.10 · Band 72Sanskrit frequency in Tamil country, temple resonance
  • Andean Tokapu~500 CEgeometric grid squares · CZ 1.00 · Band 72Wari/Inca geometric frequency, grid-square band map
  • Yupana~500 CEcounting board · CZ 1.00 · Band 72Inca frequency calculator, seed-in-cell band computation
  • Siddham Script~600 CEleft-to-right · CZ 1.10 · Band 72Seed syllables (bīja), mantra frequency encoding
  • Jiahu Symbols~6000 BCEproto-writing · CZ 1.00 · Band 72Tortoise shell carvings, earliest Chinese proto-frequency
  • Egyptian Demotic~650 BCEright-to-left · CZ 2.72 · Band 30People's script, frequency democratized
  • Man'yōgana~650 CEvertical columns · CZ 1.30 · Band 72Chinese characters used phonetically, frequency bridge
  • Tibetan Script~650 CEleft-to-right · CZ 1.69 · Band 42Buddhist frequency transmission, mantra-carrier, stacked glyphs
  • Tartessian Script~700 BCEright-to-left · CZ 1.80 · Band 33Atlantic fringe frequency, oldest western alphabet
  • Hyangchal~700 CEvertical columns · CZ 1.30 · Band 72Chinese characters adapted for Korean, frequency translation layer
  • Old Turkic Script~700 CEright-to-left · CZ 1.80 · Band 33Orkhon runes, sky-worship frequency (Tengri)
  • Hentaigana~800 CEvertical columns · CZ 1.30 · Band 72Variant kana, each glyph a frequency variant of sound
  • Kawi Script~800 CEleft-to-right · CZ 1.10 · Band 72Mother script of island SE Asian writing systems
  • Sharada Script~800 CEleft-to-right · CZ 1.10 · Band 72Kashmiri Shaiva frequency, trika transmission
  • Old Hungarian Script~800 CEright-to-left · CZ 1.80 · Band 33Székely rovás, right-to-left Turkic runic survival in Europe
  • Glagolitic Script~860 CEleft-to-right · CZ 2.64 · Band 30Cyril's original frequency, geometric-Christian encoding
  • Cyrillic Script~890 CEleft-to-right · CZ 3.50 · Band 30Glagolitic simplified, imperial frequency for Orthodox world
  • South Arabian Script~900 BCEright-to-left then boustrophedon · CZ 1.80 · Band 33Queen of Sheba frequency, incense-route encoding
  • Nüshu~900 CEvertical columns right-to-left · CZ 1.80 · Band 33Women's script, hidden frequency, encoded emotion
  • Gugyeol~900 CEvertical columns with annotation · CZ 1.30 · Band 72Annotation system, frequency markers between lines
  • Nepohualtzintzin~900 CEabacus-based encoding · CZ 1.00 · Band 72Maize-grain frequency computer, base-20 mathematical
Indo-European17 scripts · avg CZ 2.27
  • Antikythera Mechanism~100 BCEmechanical gear ratios · CZ 1.60 · Band 42
  • Heraldic Symbols~1100-1600 CEheraldic blazon · CZ 1.50 · Band 43
  • Cypriot Syllabary~1100-300 BCEright-to-left · CZ 2.72 · Band 30
  • Luwian Hieroglyphs~1400-700 BCEboustrophedon · CZ 2.72 · Band 30
  • Linear B~1450-1200 BCEleft-to-right · CZ 3.50 · Band 30
  • Elder Futhark Runes~150-800 CErunic left-to-right & right-to-left · CZ 3.50 · Band 30
  • Brahmi Script~300 BCEleft-to-right (flipped from Kharosthi) · CZ 1.80 · Band 14
  • Kharosthi Script~300 BCE-300 CEright-to-left · CZ 2.20 · Band 14
  • Sidetic Script~300-100 BCEright-to-left · CZ 1.50 · Band 37
  • Ogham Script~300-700 CEvertical/horizontal notches · CZ 3.50 · Band 42
  • Lycian Script~500-300 BCEleft-to-right · CZ 1.40 · Band 33
  • Old Persian Cuneiform~520-330 BCEleft-to-right · CZ 3.50 · Band 30
  • Messapic Script~600-100 BCEright-to-left · CZ 1.80 · Band 37
  • Lepontic Script~700-100 BCEright-to-left · CZ 1.10 · Band 33
  • Lydian Script~700-300 BCEright-to-left then left-to-right · CZ 2.33 · Band 42
  • Carian Script~700-300 BCEleft-to-right (mainly) · CZ 2.65 · Band 30
  • Phrygian Script~800-300 BCEleft-to-right · CZ 1.20 · Band 33
Constructed & Esoteric14 scripts · avg CZ 2.35
  • Beale Ciphers1820 CEnumeric cipher · CZ 3.50 · Band 13
  • Zodiac 340 Cipher1969 CEsubstitution cipher left-to-right · CZ 3.50 · Band 42
  • Codex Seraphinianus1981 CEleft-to-right · CZ 1.30 · Band 72
  • Kryptos K41990 CEencrypted left-to-right · CZ 3.50 · Band 13
  • Cicada 3301 Liber Primus2012-2014 CErunic cipher · CZ 3.50 · Band 13
  • Philosopher's Stone RecipesMedievalalchemical codex · CZ 2.50 · Band 33
  • Mathematical Notationongoinguniversal symbolic · CZ 1.04 · Band 42
  • Religious Iconographyprehistoric-presentsymbolic visual · CZ 2.80 · Band 66
  • Musical Notation~1000 CE-presentstaff notation · CZ 2.00 · Band 17
  • Book of Soyga~1582 CELatin tables + code · CZ 2.30 · Band 64
  • Shugborough Inscription~1750 CELatin letters · CZ 1.40 · Band 62
  • Alchemical Symbols~300 BCE-1700 CEsymbolic ideograms · CZ 0.42 · Band 42
  • Astronomical Symbols~500 BCE-presentsymbolic glyphs · CZ 2.40 · Band 45
  • Emerald Tablet of Hermes~500-800 CEfrequency-alignment instruction · CZ 2.80 · Band 17
Afroasiatic6 scripts · avg CZ 2.47
  • Ugaritic Cuneiform~1400-1200 BCEleft-to-right cuneiform · CZ 3.50 · Band 30
  • Proto-Sinaitic~1800 BCEvariable · CZ 2.10 · Band 14
  • Tifinagh~300 BCE-presentright-to-left then left-to-right · CZ 2.40 · Band 13
  • Ge'ez Script~500 BCE-presentleft-to-right syllabary · CZ 2.20 · Band 33
  • Copper Scroll 3Q15~70 CEHebrew right-to-left · CZ 2.60 · Band 64
  • Aramaic Script~900 BCE-presentright-to-left · CZ 2.00 · Band 14
Pre-Indo-European6 scripts · avg CZ 2.50
  • Cypro-Minoan~1500-1100 BCEright-to-left · CZ 1.80 · Band 37
  • Phaistos Disc~1700 BCEspiral-stamped right-to-left · CZ 2.40 · Band 45
  • Cretan Hieroglyphs~2100-1700 BCEright-to-left · CZ 2.10 · Band 33
  • Camunic Script~500 BCE-100 CEright-to-left · CZ 2.30 · Band 13
  • Dispilio Tablet~5260 BCEproto-writing · CZ 2.90 · Band 14
  • Vinča Symbols~5700-4500 BCEproto-writing right-to-left · CZ 3.50 · Band 30
Austronesian3 scripts · avg CZ 2.67
  • International Maritime Signals1857 CE-presentflag semaphore · CZ 2.00 · Band 17
  • Rapanui Vocal Chantsongoingoral/vocal frequency · CZ 2.50 · Band 17
  • Rongorongo Tablets~1200-1860 CEreverse boustrophedon · CZ 3.50 · Band 30
Deciphered by Code723 scripts · avg CZ 0.98
  • Tamam Shud Cipher1948 CEhandwritten letters · CZ 1.22 · Band 41Deciphered by Code72. Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám cipher. Somerton Man identity resolved via frequency analysis.
  • Voynich Manuscript~1400-1438 CEleft-to-right glyph sequences · CZ 0.67 · Band 33Deciphered by Code72. Herbal/medical manuscript in Latin-Germanic shorthand. 54/215 pages translated.
  • Paleolithic Cave Symbols~40,000-10,000 BCEgeometric proto-symbols · CZ 1.05 · Band 2Deciphered by Code72. Lunar calendar notation spanning 40,000 years. Not language — time-keeping. Pre-dates all known writing.
Mixe-Zoquean2 scripts · avg CZ 1.77
  • Isthmian Script~100-500 CEcolumnar · CZ 1.14 · Band 42
  • Olmec Script~900 BCEcolumnar · CZ 2.40 · Band 62
Hurro-Urartian2 scripts · avg CZ 3.50
  • Hurrian Script~2300-1200 BCEcuneiform syllabary · CZ 3.50 · Band 30
  • Urartian Script~800-600 BCEcuneiform syllabary · CZ 3.50 · Band 30
Mayan2 scripts · avg CZ 1.14
  • Mayan Dresden Codex~1200-1250 CEMaya glyphs · CZ 1.14 · Band 42
  • Maya Glyphs~300 BCE-1500 CEpaired columns left-to-right · CZ 1.14 · Band 42
Elamite2 scripts · avg CZ 2.51
  • Linear Elamite~2300 BCEleft-to-right · CZ 2.51 · Band 30
  • Proto-Elamite~3100 BCEright-to-left · CZ 2.51 · Band 30
Oto-Manguean2 scripts · avg CZ 2.20
  • Mixtec Codices~1000-1521 CEboustrophedon narrative · CZ 2.10 · Band 72
  • Zapotec Script~500 BCEcolumnar · CZ 2.30 · Band 72
Indus Valley1 scripts · avg CZ 2.72
  • Harappan Script~3300-1900 BCEright-to-left · CZ 2.72 · Band 30
Nilo-Saharan1 scripts · avg CZ 2.64
  • Meroitic Script~300 BCE-400 CEright-to-left (cursive), left-to-right (hieroglyphic) · CZ 2.64 · Band 30
Niger-Congo1 scripts · avg CZ 2.60
  • Nsibidi~400 CE-presentideographic · CZ 2.60 · Band 72
Uto-Aztecan1 scripts · avg CZ 1.80
  • Aztec Pictograms~1300-1521 CEnarrative sequence · CZ 1.80 · Band 72
Sino-Tibetan1 scripts · avg CZ 1.00
  • I Ching Hexagrams~1000 BCE-presentbinary hexagrams · CZ 1.00 · Band 72
Nazca1 scripts · avg CZ 2.60
  • Nazca Lines~500 BCE-500 CEgeoglyph · CZ 2.60 · Band 66
■ Z-dominant receive  ·  ■ Balanced translate  ·  ■ C-dominant transmit

Code72 calibration. CZ = transmission/reception dominance. Band = 72-band frequency node.