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The Problem of Deciphering Mayan Writing

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 July 2024

Youri V. Knorozov

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Information
Diogenes , Volume 10 , Issue 40 , December 1962 , pp. 122 - 128
Copyright
Copyright © 1962 Fédération Internationale des Sociétés de Philosophie / International Federation of Philosophical Societies (FISP)

References

1 E. V. Evreinov, Y. G. Kossarev, V. A. Oustinov, "Research on Ancient Mayan Manuscripts with the Aid of an Electronic Calculating Machine. Research Procedures. Algorythms and Programs;" V. A. Oustinov, "Research on Ancient Mayan Manuscripts with the Aid of an Electronic Calculating Machine. Analysis of Writings." Conference Proceedings on Perfecting of Information, Machine Translation and Automatic Reading of Text. Part II, Moscow, 1961.

2 E. V. Evreinov, Y. G. Kossarev, V. A. Oustinov, Researches on Ancient Mayan Manuscripts with the Aid of an Electronic Calculating Machine. Initial Results, Novosibirsk, 1961.

3 In April 1960 a publication announced that an American scholar was undertaking similar work. American Antiquity. Vol. 25, No. 4, April 1960, p. 636.

4 Cf., for example, Y. V. Knozorov, The Writing System of the Ancient Mayas, Moscow, 1955. (This work contained a reading of 150 signs, 200 words and 30 sentences, without parallels).

5 Cf., for example, C. E. Shannon, "Communication Theory of Secrecy Systems", The Bell system Technical Journal, vol. XXVIII, no. 4, October 1949; J. Friedrich, Entzifferung verschollener Schriften und Sprachen, Berlin, 1954.

6 Léon de Rosny, Essai sur le déchiffrement de L'écriture hiératique de l'Amé rique Centrale, Paris, 1876. We think it is indispensable to note that we became aware of this work only in 1956, at the time of the 32nd International Congress of Americanists at Copenhagen; therefore, our articles prior to that date do not refer to it.