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Mayan Glyphs Matthew Dockrey 12.19.16.2.7 13 Chicchan 8 K'ayab

Stellae Stellae

Codices Codices

Ceramics Ceramics

Numbers Numbers

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Calendar 1 Calendar 1 Tzolk'in Tzolk'in ● Liturgical calendar ● 20 named days ● 13 trecana numbers ● Creates 260 day loop ● Feb 27 2009 = 13 Chicchan

Calendar 2 Calendar 2 Haab' Haab' ● Civic (useful) calendar ● Solar year of 365 days ● 18 months of 20 days ● 1 filler month of 5 days – Wayeb' – Very unlucky time of year ● Feb 27 2009 = 8 K'ayab

Calendar 3 Calendar 3 Calendar Round Calendar Round ● Combines Tzolk'in with Haab' ● 52 year cycle ● Feb 27 2009 = 13 Chicchan 8 K'ayab

Calendar 4 Calendar 4 Long Count Long Count 0.0.0.0.0 = 1 day = 1 K'in September 6, 3114 20 K'in = 1 Winal BCE (Julian) or 18 Winal = 1 Tun August 11, 3114 BCE (Gregorian) 20 Tun = 1 K'atun 20 K'atun = 1 B'ak'tun ...maybe +2? Feb 27 2009 = 12.19.16.2.7

Calendar 5 Calendar 5 2012 Tangent 2012 Tangent ● Previous creations ended on 12.19.19.17.19 ● This is also known as December 20, 2012 ● Some silly people are all worked up ● EXCEPT: Higher orders of piktun, kalabtun, k'inchiltun, and alautun exist ● ALSO: Stelae reference dates beyond 2012 ● CONCLUSION: It's internally bullshit

Calendar 6 Calendar 6 Putting it all together Putting it all together Full Mayan date: Long count + Tzolk'in + Haab' Feb 27 2009 = 12.19.16.2.7 13 Chicchan 8 K'ayab

Calendar 7 Calendar 7 Full formal use Full formal use ● Initial Series Introductory Glyph – Contains 'patron' god – May span both cols ● Supplementary series optional – Night Gods, another 9 day cycle – Details on lunar state

Examples Examples

But what But what about the about the rest...? rest...?

Deciphering -- Early attempts Deciphering -- Early attempts ● Mushy ideas about logograms ● Groundless ideation of Mayan culture – All the violent imagery was allegorical , see ● Ignored the local language ● Basically pointless until the 1950s

Bishop Diego de Landa Bishop Diego de Landa (Asshole) (Asshole)

Yuri Knorozov Yuri Knorozov Soviet Ignored by the West Actually bothered to learn Mayan Totally figured it out, publishing in 1952 Liked cats?

Logograms Logograms

The Syllabary The Syllabary

Just for Just for fun... fun...

Need some help? Need some help? Translation: On December 7, 2006 Dockrey posted to LJ. 1 day later, Apocalypto will open.

Random stuff Random stuff

Lady Xoc's Lady Xoc's Bloodletting Bloodletting Rite Rite

Bird-Jaguar captures Jeweled-Skull Bird-Jaguar captures Jeweled-Skull

Internet lols Internet lols Alternate caption found: Mayan picture of a stargate and serpent rope or wormhole

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