Dictionary of Maya Hieroglyphs

by Montgomery, John

• ISBN13: 9780781808620
• ISBN10: 0781808626
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-11-01
• Publisher: Hippocrene Books

Summary

This authoritative work is the first visual dictionary of Maya glyphs published since the script's complete decipherment, offering a much-needed, comprehensive catalogue of 1100 secured glyphs. Each entry includes the illustrated glyph, it's phonetic transcription, Mayan equivalent, part of speech and meaning.

Author Biography

John Montgomery is an epigrapher and illustrator

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. vi
Introduction	p. 1
The Language of Maya Hieroglyphic Writing	p. 5
Pronunciation Guide	p. 7
Glottal Stops	p. 7
Vowels	p. 8
Consonants	p. 8
Orthography	p. 9
Conventions for Transcribing Glyphs	p. 11
Guide to Dictionary Entries	p. 15
Guide to Abbreviations and Terms	p. 17
Dictionary of Maya Hieroglyphs	p. 23
a	p. 25
b'	p. 39
ch	p. 47
ch'	p. 71
e	p. 87
i	p. 91
j	p. 105
k	p. 129
k'	p. 141
l	p. 157
m	p. 165
n	p. 177
o	p. 189
p	p. 199
s	p. 211
t	p. 221
tz	p. 241
tz'	p. 247
u	p. 253
w	p. 261
x	p. 275
y	p. 279
Emblem Glyphs	p. 307
Lords of the Night	p. 319
Indices	p. 321
Language Indices	p. 323
Mayan	p. 323
English	p. 346
Spanish	p. 370
Index of Visual Elements	p. 393
Subject Indices	p. 399
Numbers	p. 399
Days	p. 400
Months	p. 400
Long Count	p. 401
Phonetic Signs	p. 401
Verbs/Verbal Phrases	p. 403
Pronouns	p. 409
Adjectives	p. 409
T-Numbers	p. 411
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