How to read Maya hieroglyphs / John Montgomery.

Author/creator Montgomery, John, 1951-
Format Book
Publication InfoNew York : Hippocrene Books, ©2002.
Descriptionxvi, 360 pages, 8 pages of plates : illustrations (some color), map ; 24 cm
Subjects

Contents History of decipherment -- The basics -- Introduction to the calendars : numbers, initial series, and long count -- The calendar round -- The supplementary and other series -- Period endings and distance numbers -- Phoneticism in the Maya script -- Verbs, verbal inflection, and grammatical elements -- The major events -- Names and titles -- Relationships -- Locations and objects -- Gods and supernaturals -- The primary standard sequence -- Discourse and structural analysis : putting it all together -- Advanced decipherment.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 331-338) and index.
LCCN 2001039649
ISBN0781808618

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks F1435.3 .W75 M66 2002 ✔ Available Place Hold