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The quipu conventions used by the quipucamayocs, the Incan IRS, are still lost. The Qhapaq Simi language used by the Inca nobility is lost forever too.
by 29athrowaway 5y ago
The quipu conventions used by the quipucamayocs, the Incan IRS, are still lost.
The Qhapaq Simi language used by the Inca nobility is lost forever too.
- ska 5y agoWasn't this intentional (i.e. systematic destruction of records, and suppression of use) ?
- zardo 5y ago> The Council banned and ordered the burning of all Quipus in 1583 because they were used to record offerings to non-Christian gods and were therefore considered idolatrous objects and an obstacle to religious conversion. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_Council_of_Lima https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_Council_of_Lima