Introduction to Maya Hieroglyphs - Wayeb

Kettunen & Helmke 2011
Maya Hieroglyphs
Figure 26: Map of the Maya area showing principal archaeological sites .................................................................... 46
Figure 27: Codex style vase from the Late Classic Period .............................................................................................. 54
Figure 28: The Landa Alphabet ......................................................................................................................................... 60
Figure 29: Articulation places ............................................................................................................................................. 62
Figure 30: Lintel 10, Yaxchilan, Mexico ............................................................................................................................ 65
LIST OF TABLES 2 :
Table I: Common Classic Maya vessel type glyphs ........................................................................................................ 33
Table II: Comparisons between idealized vessel forms and written vessel type referents ........................................ 34
Table III: Common royal titles ............................................................................................................................................ 44
Table IV: Relationship glyphs ............................................................................................................................................. 44
Table V: Vigesimal vs. decimal system .............................................................................................................................. 47
Table VI: Applied vigesimal system for calendrical calculations .................................................................................. 47
Table VII: Classic Maya numerals from zero to nineteen .............................................................................................. 48
Table VIII: Organization of successive Tzolk’in dates ..................................................................................................... 49
Table IX: Lords of the Night ............................................................................................................................................... 51
Table X: Period names for Long Count dates and Distance Numbers .......................................................................... 55
Table XI: Day names in the Tzolk’in calendar: Imix-Ok ................................................................................................ 56
Table XII: Day names in the Tzolk’in calendar: Chuwen-Ajaw .................................................................................... 57
Table XIII: “Month” names in the Haab calendar: Pop-Yax .......................................................................................... 58
Table XIV: “Month” names in the Haab calendar: Sak-Wayeb ..................................................................................... 59
Table XV: Classic Maya consonants ................................................................................................................................... 61
Table XVI: Classic Maya vowels ......................................................................................................................................... 61
Table XVII: Articulation organs and places ...................................................................................................................... 62
Table XVIII: Examples based on harmony rules according to Lacadena and Wichmann (2004) ............................... 64
Table XIX: Examples of underspelled words .................................................................................................................... 64
Table XX: An example of varying spelling of the name Ahkul Mo’ from Lintel 10, Yaxchilan ................................... 65
Table XXI: Classic Maya voice system ............................................................................................................................... 66
Table XXII: Examples of grammatical changes in time and space: chum- ..................................................................... 72
Table XXIII: Examples of grammatical changes in time: hul- ......................................................................................... 72
Table XXIV: Concise Classic Maya – English Dictionary ................................................................................................ 93
Table XXV: Examples of Classic Maya pronouns in the hieroglyphic texts ............................................................... 141
2
All drawings and graphics by Harri Kettunen unless otherwise indicated.
4/154