Also note that the placement of the white triangle on each 3x3 grid can have 4 different orientations, but only 3 orientations are ever used. There is no grid that has a triangle in this orientation: ◣
Using the grid numbering as above, and the position of the triangle, where ◤=a, ◥=b, ◢=d, the map becomes:
6b 7a 8b 7a 2b 2b 1d 6a 9b
8a 1d 1d 3d 7a 1a 1d 2a 3b 1a 6d 5a
7a 6b 1a 7b 5d 5b 4a 7b 2d
9b 2d 8a 3b 5a 3d 8b 2d
6a 7b 9a 8d 7b 7b 8d 4d
4d 6b 3d 2b 7b 2b 2b 7b 2a 9b 5b 4d 8d 1b 4b
1b 8a 2a 4b 2a 1b 8b
6d 3d 6b 9a 4a 8b 3d 7d 8a
1a 9a 4a 6d 7d 1a 5a
3a 6a 2b 7d 4a 7d 6b 3d 3b 7a 4b
3d 3d 9b 4b 3b 4b 1b
9a 5a 9a 5a 3a 6a 4b 8a 9b
3b 1a 9b 2b 8a 8d 6b
8a 2a 6a 8a 1b 1b 8a 7a 1a 7a 3b 9a 7a 6b 4d
7d 9b 5b 2b 6b 6d 1b 1b 1b
*b 3b 1b 6b 3b 3a 3b 7d
1b 6a 3a 8b 5b 9a 7a 2a 8d
2d 6b *a 6d 5d 5d 1a 1b 7a 5b 6d 7b 5d
7b 2d 3d 8d 3d 9b 7d 8b 6a
And the character count is:
1b 7a 6b 3d 8a 7b 3b 9b 2b 1a 9a 7d 6a 8d 8b 4b 2a 6d 5b 5a 2d 5d 4d 4a 3a 1d *b *a
12 10 10 10 9 9 9 8 8 8 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 1 1
So there's 26 unique characters, so we probably just have to assign the right letters to these.
Here is a corrected version of the earlier posted grid (4 corrections marked with underscores):
6b 7a 8b 7a 2b 2b 1d 6a 9b
8a 1d 1d 3d 7a 1a 1d 2a 3b 1a 6d 5a
7a 6b 1a _7d_5d 5b 4a 7b 2d
9b 2d _8d_3b 5a 3d 8b 2d
6a 7b 9a 8d 7b 7b 8d 4d
4d 6b 3d 2b 7b 2b 2b 7b 2a 9b 5b 4d 8d 1b 4b
1b 8a 2a 4b 2a 1b 8b
6d 3d 6b 9a 4a 8b 3d 7d 8a
1a 9a 4a 6d 7d 1a 5a
3a 6a 2b 7d 4a 7d 6b 3d 3b 7a _4d_
3d 3d 9b 4b 3b 4b 1b
9a 5a 9a 5a 3a 6a 4b _7a_ 9b
3b 1a 9b 2b 8a 8d 6b
8a 2a 6a 8a 1b 1b 8a 7a 1a 7a 3b 9a 7a 6b 4d
7d 9b 5b 2b 6b 6d 1b 1b 1b
*b 3b 1b 6b 3b 3a 3b 7d
1b 6a 3a 8b 5b 9a 7a 2a 8d
2d 6b *a 6d 5d 5d 1a 1b 7a 5b 6d 7b 5d
7b 2d 3d 8d 3d 9b 7d 8b 6a
Some thoughts for directions to decode the aztec code that might not be an aztec code:
- interpret the empty spaces instead: When in your house black crows give birth to white doves, then you will be called wise?
- interpret blocks of it as bitstrings and then convert?
- interpret blocks of it as braille?
- interpret blocks of it as some other script, like http://www.omniglot.com/conscripts/ancients.htm ?
None of those really account for the 2 pixels that don't match the symmetry though, nor does it use the markings...
