quipu|quipus in English
noun
['kɪːpuː]
Incan counting device comprised of various colored knotted chords
Use "quipu|quipus" in a sentence
1. The Inca scribes (known as armantus) used the quipu (knotted ropes) to record and store information about the immense holdings of the vast Inca empire.
2. 30 Las crónicas Coinciden que el éxito de la economía incaica se basaba en una correcta administr ación de los recursos, para hacer efectiva esta forma administr ativa se construye ron depósitos y se utilizaron los quipus como un sistema de contabilid ad.
3. Some of the items on display include: Ford Model A (1928), Fiat 509, Tatra 97 and Messerschmitt KR200 in the automotive collection; Creed & Company transmitters, radio and television equipment by Telefunken, Blaupunkt and others; Quipus, early abaci and early electronic calculators, including Bulgarian-manufactured Elka 22 (1965) and Pravetz computers (1980s); Instruments for space satellites and space food; Player piano, the only Bulgarian-manufactured Hammond organ, barrel organs and others.