Martha J. Macri is Professor Emerita of Native American Studies and Research Professor in Linguistics at the University of California, Davis. She is a co-principal investigator for the Maya Hieroglyphic Database project funded by the National Science Foundation and the National Endowment for the Humanities.

“The Isthmian Script is a major contribution to the fields of Mesoamerican and comparative writing systems. It is the culmination of decades of research and is the most comprehensive and systematic formal analysis of the Isthmian script.”—David Mora-Marín, Professor of Linguistics at the University of North Carolina“In The Isthmian Script, Martha Macri brings decades of careful scholarship to bear on one of Mesoamerica’s most elusive writing systems. This is a valuable resource for anyone interested in ancient scripts, Mesoamerican languages, or the broader history of writing.”—Michael D. Carrasco, Co-editor of Interregional Interaction in Ancient Mesoamerica

Martha J. Macri is Professor Emerita of Native American Studies and Research Professor in Linguistics at the University of California, Davis. She is a co-principal investigator for the Maya Hieroglyphic Database project funded by the National Science Foundation and the National Endowment for the Humanities.

“The Isthmian Script is a major contribution to the fields of Mesoamerican and comparative writing systems. It is the culmination of decades of research and is the most comprehensive and systematic formal analysis of the Isthmian script.”—David Mora-Marín, Professor of Linguistics at the University of North Carolina“In The Isthmian Script, Martha Macri brings decades of careful scholarship to bear on one of Mesoamerica’s most elusive writing systems. This is a valuable resource for anyone interested in ancient scripts, Mesoamerican languages, or the broader history of writing.”—Michael D. Carrasco, Co-editor of Interregional Interaction in Ancient Mesoamerica

Martha J. Macri is Professor Emerita of Native American Studies and Research Professor in Linguistics at the University of California, Davis. She is a co-principal investigator for the Maya Hieroglyphic Database project funded by the National Science Foundation and the National Endowment for the Humanities.

“The Isthmian Script is a major contribution to the fields of Mesoamerican and comparative writing systems. It is the culmination of decades of research and is the most comprehensive and systematic formal analysis of the Isthmian script.”—David Mora-Marín, Professor of Linguistics at the University of North Carolina“In The Isthmian Script, Martha Macri brings decades of careful scholarship to bear on one of Mesoamerica’s most elusive writing systems. This is a valuable resource for anyone interested in ancient scripts, Mesoamerican languages, or the broader history of writing.”—Michael D. Carrasco, Co-editor of Interregional Interaction in Ancient Mesoamerica