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Maya Hieroglyphics Study Guide Compiled by Inga Calvin

Updated: January 31, 2012
 

The Maya Hieroglyphics Study Guide provides illustrations and decipherments of many words used by the Classic Period Maya in their inscriptions. The chapter organization replicates the order of Classic Cholan ritual text: date - verb - object (nouns) - subject (titles, relationships, deities).

As noted in the index, this study guide has been formatted for double-sided printing and that each section has been identified with a roman numeral (Calendrics = Section I, Verbs = Section II, etc.) - for ease of use, it is suggested that each section be printed on a different color of paper.

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 Download Section   I – Calendrics  (3.12 MB)
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bullet Chronological Periods
bullet Classic Period Maya Sites
bullet Classic Period & Modern Maya Languages
bullet Evolution of Mayan Languages
bullet Reading Order
bullet Syllabary
bullet Numbers
bullet Dates – Sacred Almanac of 260 Days
bullet Dates – Solar Calendar of 365 Days
bullet Dates – Long Count
bullet Dates – Supplementary Series Dates — Lords of the Night
bullet Dates – Supplementary Series Dates — Lunar Series
bullet Correlation of Maya & Christian Dates
Download Section  II – Verbs  (2.30 MB)
Toggle(this) Section   II – Verbs
bullet Inflectional Endings
bullet Accession
bullet Birth & Death
bullet Dedication
bullet Warfare
bullet Syllabary
bullet Numbers
bullet Verbs
bullet Dates – Temporal Indicators
bullet Dates – Distance Numbers
Download Section III – Nouns  (2.36 MB)
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bullet Ergative Pronouns – "it is"
bullet Demonstrative Pronouns – Prepositions
bullet Structures
bullet Monuments
bullet Warfare
bullet Animals
bullet Nouns
Download Section IV – Titles, Emblem Glyphs & Deities  (2.31 MB)
Toggle(this) Section IV – Titles, Emblem Glyphs & Deities
bullet Titles
bullet Familial Relations
bullet Relationships
bullet Emblem Glyphs
bullet Directions
bullet Colors
bullet Dieties
Download Section  V – Pottery Text  (1.66 MB)
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bullet Vessel Typology
bullet Presentation
bullet Surface Treatment
bullet Vessel Contents
 

Also compiled by Inga Calvin: Royal Maya Dynasties of the Classic Period.

The complete Royal Maya Dynasties of the Classic Period in PDF format (7.90 MB).

Royal Maya Dynasties of the Classic Period by section:

Section   I – Calakmul, Caracol, & Copán  (2.94 MB)
Section  II – Dos Pilas, Naranjo, Palenque, & Piedras Negras  (3.60 MB)
Section III – Quiriguá, Tikal, Toniná, & Yaxchilán  (3.60 MB)

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