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Chapter 5. Maya Glyphs: Calendars of Kings

  1. Amalia E. Gnanadesikan

Published Online: 5 MAR 2009

DOI: 10.1002/9781444304671.ch5

Book Title

The Writing Revolution: Cuneiform to the Internet

The Writing Revolution: Cuneiform to the Internet

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How to Cite

Gnanadesikan, A. E. (2009) Maya Glyphs: Calendars of Kings, in The Writing Revolution: Cuneiform to the Internet, Wiley-Blackwell, Oxford, UK. doi: 10.1002/9781444304671.ch5

Publication History

  1. Published Online: 5 MAR 2009
  2. Published Print: 31 OCT 2008

Book Series:

  1. The Language Library

Book Series Editors:

  1. David Crystal

ISBN Information

Print ISBN: 9781405154062

Online ISBN: 9781444304671

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Keywords:

  • maya glyphs - calendars of Kings;
  • Maya of the Classic Period (AD 200 to 900) - added to their dating system an additional calendar called the Long Count;
  • Maya inscription beginning with the so-called Initial Series;
  • astronomical and calendrical aspects of Maya script - first to be understood;
  • Russian-American Mayanist Tatiana Proskouriakoff making a remarkable discovery
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