Author : Cyrus Thomas
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9781333747817
Total Pages : 84 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (478 download)
Book Synopsis Day Symbols of the Maya Year (Classic Reprint) by : Cyrus Thomas
Download or read book Day Symbols of the Maya Year (Classic Reprint) written by Cyrus Thomas and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2016-09-26 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Day Symbols of the Maya Year The symbol of this day, which is quite uniform in the day series of the codices, is shown in plate LXIV,1.1 In this the essential features appear to be the black spot at the top, the semicircle of dots around it, and the short perpendicular lines in the lower half. The form on the right slab of the Palenque tablet, and also in the Lorillard City inscription, copied by Charney, is given in plate LXIV, 2. The only particular in which this differs from the other is that the little circle at the top is crosshatched. The form shown in Lxrv, 3, is found in the Tikal inscription; it shows also the crosshatching in the little circle at the top. This character, however, when combined with other glyphs, and when used otherwise than as a day symbol, sometimes varies from the types given. For example, in the symbol of the month Mac it is as Shown in plate LXIV, 4. In this a minute, divided oblong, takes the place of the dark spot at the top, and a double curved line accompanies the circle of dots. Another form is shown in plate LXIV, 5. The only variation in this from the usual type is the introduction of two or three minute circles in the curved line of dots and the divided oblong. Dr Seler is inclined to believe that these are essential variants from the true imix symbol; nevertheless, as m is the chief consonant element both in imiw, _or mono and mac, there appears to be a relation between the form of the glyphs and their phonetic value. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.