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Maya Epigraphy: Methods of Interpretation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 January 2017

R. B. Weitzel
R. B. Weitzel*
Affiliation:
Washington, D. C.
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Extract

There are different methods of interpreting Maya time counts. The Tun-Ahau method means that the Ahau element of an inscription refers to the tun; the Katun-Ahau method means that the Ahau element of an inscription refers to the katun.

The Initial Series inscription at Chichen Itza has been interpreted by a Tun Ahau method.

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Facts and Comments
Information
American Antiquity , Volume 10 , Issue 4 , April 1945 , pp. 388 - 389
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Copyright © The Society for American Archaeology 1945

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