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Maya religion and mythology (1881)

Bowditch, Charles P, Hagar, Stansbury · United States : [s.l.] · leaf 45

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ee Great Cycles, numbered by Mr. Goodman the 53rd, 54th, and 55th. The following extract from an article in Nature (July 8, 1897)o-ives a good example of the manner in which a date is expressed :—I I called attention, some years ago, to the fact that the greaternumber of the carved inscriptions… … (1) The Great Cycle sign. (2) The Cycle. (3) The Katun. (4) The Aliau.(5) The Cliuen. (6) The Day. (7) The named day. (8) The named montl interpreted by Goodmans Tables. 69 As has been long known, each bar counts as five, and each dot as aunit. (The roundish marks under the glyphs are not part of…

Mayas · Maya mythology · Maya calendar · Folklore · Zodiac

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