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Historical Implications of the Early Classic Hieroglyphic Text CPN 3033 on the Sculptured Step of Structure 10L 11-Sub-12 at Copan
(2017-08-31)
This paper examines the hieroglyphic text carved on an Early Classic hieroglyphic step found in 1935 in Copan Structure 10L-11-Sub-12.
Tz'atz' Nah, a "New" Term in the Classic Mayan Lexicon
(2015-04-22)
The inscriptions of Palenque provide us with a number of extended narrative texts that are rich sources of Classic Maya terms for various classes of objects, used both in simple descriptions and in metaphorical contexts. ...
A Possible Logograph XAN “Palm” in Maya Writing
(2016-11-17)
This epigraphic note explores the idea that Maya scribes invented and used a sign for “palm, guano” in their writing system. Epigraphic and linguistic data strongly support our hypothesis that the graph A27 renders the ...
Jun Yop Ixiim – Another Appellative for the Ancient Maya Maize God
(2017-10-19)
The present note will discuss a new reading of the initial hieroglyphic block (D1) of K’inich Janaab Pakal II’s (henceforth: Pakal) nominal phrase as recorded in the inscription on the Oval Palace Tablet at Palenque.
The "Open Science" Strategy of the Project “Text Database and Dictionary of Classic Mayan”
(2015-04-08)
The following article presents and explains the publication and knowledge transfer strategy of the
research project Text Database and Dictionary of Classic Mayan. The project’s goal is to make
accessible in a database ...
Filling the Grid? More Evidence for the <t’a> Syllabogram
(2016-09-07)
This epigraphic note reviews David Stuart’s proposal for a t’a syllabogram and enriches the evidence for his reading by providing more examples in different productive contexts.
The Logogram JALAM
(2016-03-24)
Several logographic signs in Maya hieroglyphic writing resist decipherment because they occur only in a few and semantically very limited contexts. One of these idiosyncratic logograms is the sign which is listed as T284 ...
Two Captives from Uxul
(2017-06-28)
Our understanding of Classic Maya politics relies to a large degree on hieroglyphic inscriptions recording wars, victories, and the taking of important captives.
Ein TEI-Metadatenschema für die Auszeichnung des Klassischen Maya
(2015-07-27)
Als Teilziel des ersten TWKM-Projektabschnitts ist die Erstellung einer Arbeitsversion des Wörterbuches in elektronischer Form vorgesehen. Bereits mit dem Projektantrag war vorgesehen, dass die Erschließung der Inschriftentexte ...
Die "Open Science"-Strategie im Projekt "Textdatenbank und Wörterbuch des Klassischen Maya"
(2015-04-08)
Im folgenden Beitrag wird die Veröffentlichungs- und Wissensvermittlungsstrategie des
Forschungsprojektes Textdatenbank und Wörterbuch des Klassischen Maya vorgestellt und erläutert. Projektziel ...