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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.
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.
Morphological Glossing of Mayan Languages under XML: Preliminary Results
(2016-01-13)
This paper summarises the results of a workshop that was held at the Department for the Anthropology of the Americas of the University of Bonn between 4-6 September 2014. The workshop aimed at discussing and defining ...
Zahlklassifikatoren in Hieroglyphen-Inschriften der Klassischen Maya-Kultur: Beobachtungen zu T87
(2003)
In der vorliegenden Notiz werden die syntaktischen und morphologischen Strukturen von Zahlklassifikatoren im sprachlichen und hieroglyphenschritlichen Kontext am Beispiel des Zeichens T87 für das Wort TE' untersucht und ...
The Term “Lima Bean Vessel” in the Classic Mayan Lexicon
(2018-12-10)
This research note, in sum, has proven that the Classic Maya used bowls in which beans were prepared and probably served as food, and designated some ceramics for this purpose with glyphic tags. With the identification of ...