Maya Hieroglyphic Study Guide comp by Inga E Calvin (2004).pdf

With grateful thanks to Michael Coe, Nikolai Grube,

Stephen Houston, Simon Martin, Peter Mathews, John F.

Montgomery, Linda Schele, David Stuart, Karl Taube,

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decipherments are subject to revision. Any mistakes in

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Table of Contents

I Calendrics ..........................................................................................................1

Chronological Periods.......................................................................................1

Classic Period Maya Sites.................................................................................2

Classic Period & Modern Maya Languages.......................................................3

Evolution of Mayan Languages..........................................................................4

Reading Order...................................................................................................5

Syllabary............................................................................................................6

Numbers............................................................................................................7

Dates – Sacred Almanac of 260 Days...............................................................8

Dates – Solar Calendar of 365 Days.................................................................9

Dates – Long Count.........................................................................................10

Dates – Supplementary Series

Lords of the Night............................................................................................11

Dates – Supplementary Series

Lunar Series....................................................................................................12

Correlation of Maya & Christian Dates.............................................................13

II Verbs ...............................................................................................................15

Inflectional Endings.........................................................................................15

Accession........................................................................................................16

Birth & Death...................................................................................................18

Dedication........................................................................................................19

Warfare............................................................................................................20

Verbs...............................................................................................................22

Dates – Temporal Indicators............................................................................24

Dates – Distance Numbers..............................................................................25

III Nouns .............................................................................................................27

Ergative Pronouns – “it is”................................................................................27

Demonstrative Pronouns – Prepositions..........................................................28

Structures........................................................................................................29

Monuments......................................................................................................30

Warfare............................................................................................................31

Animals............................................................................................................32

Nouns..............................................................................................................34

IV Titles, Emblem Glyphs & Deities .................................................................37

Familial Relations.............................................................................................42

Relationships...................................................................................................43

Emblem Glyphs................................................................................................44

Directions.........................................................................................................46

Colors...............................................................................................................47

Deities..............................................................................................................48

V Pottery Texts ..................................................................................................52

Vessel Typology...............................................................................................52

Presentation.....................................................................................................53

Surface Treatment...........................................................................................56

Vessel Contents...............................................................................................57

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Calendrics

Chronological Periods

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