[Aztlan] Date for people of corn?

[Karen Bassie]

Robert asked "Is there anything in the ancient glyphs that gives a date for events paralleling the creation of humans from corn in the Popol Vuj?"

I assume that Robert is looking for a long count date for the creation 
of humans from corn. If so, the short answer is no. I don't believe 
there has been any Classic text found yet that refers directly to this 
event, but I believe there are references to the creation of wooden people.
There is some calendar information for some of the other creation 
events. The Popol Vuh states that the hero twins defeated Seven Macaw, 
Zipacna and Cabracan during the era of the wooden people. It also states 
that just before the hero twins rose up as sun and full moon, they 
adorned their father Hun Hunahpu. The people made from water and corn 
were waiting on the tops of their sacred the mountain for this first 
rising of the hero twins so it is clear that the creation of the corn 
people had to have occurred after the defeat of Seven Macaw and his boys 
but, before the first rising of the hero twins.

Just before the corn people see the sun and full moon, they see the 
morning star. As I have argued in my new book, the dressing of Hun 
Hunahpu was his preparation to become the morning star. The Dresden 
Codex Venus pages indicate that the first morning star appeared on the 
date 1 Ajaw (Hun Hunahpu) which is why Hun Hunahpu is called Hun 
Hunahpu. So we have the tzolk'in date for the first rising of the 
morning star, sun and full moon. I have also argued in my new book that 
this rising was on the April zenith passage which is one of the signs 
used by the Maya to begin their corn planting. In other words, the 
climax of this Popol Vuh episode is the establishment of the corn cycle.

The adornment of One Ixim (Hun Hunahpu's Classic Period parallel) is 
pictured on a number of vessels as the washing of this deity by 
underworld goddesses and his dressing in his jade costume. On several 
adornment vessels, the caption text gives the date 7 Ajaw for this 
event, but unfortunately, other vessels give conflicting tzolk'in dates.