The Maya calendar : a book of months, 400-2000 CE / Weldon Lamb.
| Author/creator | Lamb, Weldon, 1953- author. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | Norman : University of Oklahoma Press, [2017] |
| Copyright Date | ©2017 |
| Description | xviii, 339 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Portion of title | Book of months, 400-2000 CE |
| Series | Recovering languages & literacies of the Americas Recovering languages and literacies of the Americas. ^A1295741 |
| Contents | Introduction -- The ancient Maya hieroglyphic calendars -- The ethnographic calendars -- The Maya month names : forms and meanings -- The Maya month initial dates -- Continuity in sound and sense -- Appendix A. Phonemes of languages relevant to Maya hieroglyphic writing -- Appendix B. Sites with affiliated languages -- Appendix C. Innovative hieroglyphic month names -- Appendix D. Stemmas -- Appendix E. Index to counterparts to stemmas -- Appendix F. Themes with traditions -- Appendix G. Zenith passage dates by culture, site, and latitude. |
| Abstract | "This reference work collects, defines, and relates the month names in every recorded Maya calendrical tradition, starting from their creation as hieroglyphics during the Classic period (200-900 CE) to the present day."-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 293-326) and index. |
| LCCN | 2016031030 |
| ISBN | 9780806155692 (hardcover ; alkaline paper) |
| ISBN | 0806155698 (hardcover ; alkaline paper) |