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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.
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 ...
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 ...
The Sign 576 as a Logograph for KUK, a Type of Bundle
(2020-04-02)
The decipherment KUK for sign 576 that has been tested here proves productive for understanding its occurrences in Palenque (yok kuk ch’ajan ‘guardian of the tied bundle’) and for reading the name phrase of the way creature ...
Neue Ergebnisse in der Erforschung der Graphemik und Graphetik des Klassischen Maya
(2018)
The hitherto only partially deciphered Maya hieroglyphic writing system is one of the most em-inent examples of the development of writing in the world. The present article discusses a new description scheme for graphemes ...
Annual Report for 2015
(2016-03-29)
The only partially deciphered Maya hieroglyphic script and language constitute the primary focus of this research project, which has been carried out cooperatively by the University of Bonn and the Göttingen State and ...
Jahresabschlussbericht 2014
(2014-12-19)
Die nur teilweise entzifferte Hieroglyphenschrift und Sprache der Mayakultur steht im Mittelpunkt des hier zur Diskussion stehenden Forschungsprojekts, das in Kooperation zwischen den Universitäten Bonn und Göttingen ...
A Preliminary Inventory of the Karl Herbert Mayer Photographic Collection, Graz
(2014-12-08)
The present report is concerned with the project’s efforts to digitize the photographic archive of Karl Herbert Mayer, Graz (Austria), and to integrate it into the project’s digital archive of Maya inscriptions.
Evaluating the Digital Documentation Process from 3D Scan to Drawing
(2015-04-17)
The "Text Database and Dictionary of Classic Mayan" project acquired a Breuckmann smartSCAN C5 structured-light scanner for high-resolution and three-dimensional documentation of Maya artefacts with inscriptions. Renderings ...
