<P> Maya writing is attested from the mid-preclassic period in the center of Petén in the Maya lowlands, and lately scholars have suggested that the earliest Maya inscriptions may in fact be the oldest of Mesoamerica . The earliest inscriptions in an identifiably Maya script date back to 200--300 BCE . Early examples include the painted inscriptions at the caves of Naj Tunich and La Cobanerita in El Petén, Guatemala . The most elaborate inscriptions are considered to be those at classic sites like Palenque, Copán and Tikal . </P> <P> The Maya script is generally considered to be the most fully developed Mesoamerican writing system, mostly because of its extraordinary aesthetics and because it has been partially deciphered . In Maya writing, logograms and syllable signs are combined . Around 700 different glyphs have been documented, with some 75% having been deciphered . Around 7000 texts in Maya script have been documented . </P> <P> Maya writing first developed as only utilizing logograms, but later included the use of phonetic complements in order to differentiate between the semantic meanings of the logograms and for context that allows for syllabic spelling of words . </P> <P> The Mixtec writing emerged during the 13th century, much later than the systems previously mentioned . Mixtec is a semasiographic system that was used by the pre-Hispanic Mixtecs . Many of its characteristics were later adopted by the Mexica and Mixteca - Puebla writing systems . The origin of the Mixteca - Puebla is the subject of debate amongst experts . The Mixtec writing system consisted of a set of figurative signs and symbols that served as guides for storytellers as they recounted legends . These storytellers were usually priests and other members of the Mixtec upper class . </P>

Was the original pre-modern maya script based on syllabic alphabetic or ideographic principles
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