The Maya calendar : a book of months, 400-2000 CE / Weldon Lamb.

Author/creator Lamb, Weldon, 1953- author.
Format Book
PublicationNorman : University of Oklahoma Press, [2017]
Copyright Date©2017
Descriptionxviii, 339 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm.
Subjects

Portion of title Book of months, 400-2000 CE
SeriesRecovering 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 noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 293-326) and index.
LCCN 2016031030
ISBN9780806155692 (hardcover ; alkaline paper)
ISBN0806155698 (hardcover ; alkaline paper)