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Glyphs built up on a phonetic basis |
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14. |
A rebus. Aztec, and probably Maya, personal and place names were written in a corresponding manner |
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15. |
Aztec place names |
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16. |
The day signs in the inscriptions |
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17. |
The day signs in the codices |
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18. |
Sign for the tonalamatl (according to Goodman) |
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19. |
The month signs in the inscriptions |
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20. |
The month signs in the codices |
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21. |
Diagram showing engagement of tonalamatl wheel of 260 days and haab wheel of 365 positions; the combination of the two giving the Calendar Round, or 52-year period |
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22. |
Signs for the Calendar Round |
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23. |
Diagram showing section of Calendar-round wheel |
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24. |
Initial-series "introducing glyph" |
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25. |
Signs for the cycle |
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26. |
Full-figure variant of cycle sign |
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27. |
Signs for the katun |
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28. |
Full-figure variant of katun sign |
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29. |
Signs for the tun |
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30. |
Full-figure variant of tun sign |
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31. |
Signs for the uinal |
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32. |
Full-figure variant of uinal sign on Zoömorph B, Quirigua |
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33. |
Full-figure variant of uinal sign on Stela D, Copan |
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34. |
Signs for the kin |
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35. |
Full-figure variant of kin sign |
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36. |
Period glyphs, from widely separated sites and of different epochs, showing persistence of essential elements |
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37. |
Ending signs and elements |
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38. |
"Snake" or "knot" element as used with day sign Ahau, possibly indicating presence of the u kahlay katunob in the inscriptions |
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39. |
Normal forms of numerals 1 to 19, inclusive, in the codices |
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40. |
Normal forms of numerals 1 to 19, inclusive, in the inscriptions |
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41. |
Examples of bar and dot numeral 5, showing the ornamentation which the bar underwent without affecting its numerical value |
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