[Aztlan] Meaning of Skyband glyphs

[Mike Geubel]

Dear all,

I cannot find translations of the skyband glyphs, so it seems that no
extensive research has been done on them; is this true?
I only can find a  translation of the glyph containing two diagonal crosses
in the book "Star Gods of the Maya", written by Susan Milbrath; she wrote
the glyph with two diagonal crosses is the crossing of the Milky Way and the
ecplictic.

For the other sky band glyphs I cannot find any explaination, but I suggest
that the glyph in attachment 1 (from Madrid Codex page 12b, in the skyband
first sign from the right) is the sign for the winter solstice. Susan wrote
in her book that page 12b in the Madrid Codex marks the beginning of the
astronomical year, around the winter solstice (in this skyband are 4 glyps).
This same glyph appears right above the sign for Saggitarius in the Paris
Codex; this was what triggered me, and with the same sign appearing in the
Madrid Codex around winter solstice. I haven't found any translation for
this sign, so apparently I am the fist person noticing this.

I also suggest that the meaning of a second sign that appears in skybands is
the sign for the 8-year Venus cyclus (attachment 2, from Dresden Codex page
74, third sign from the left in the skyband). This glyph is often translated
as the sun, but many glyphs are translated as the sun. I think that the 8
black bars are 8 solar years, and the 5 circles are the 5 Venus cycles.

I wonder what you think about these two, and the other skyband glyphs.

Kind regards,

Mike Geubel