Understanding Maya Inscriptions - A Hieroglyph Handbook

Stephen K. Stearns, John F. Harris

ISBN 10: 0924171413 / ISBN 13: 9780924171413

Published by University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, US, 1997

About this Item

This second edition includes revised and updated versions of three earlier publications: Understanding Maya Inscriptions: A Hieroglyph Handbook; New and Recent Maya Hieroglyph Readings; and A Resource Bibliography for the Decipherment of Maya Hieroglyphs and New Maya Hieroglyph Readings. This volume is designed to function as a self-teaching tool to help the neophyte, and yet be of value to scholars. It introduces the latest methods of analysis, illustrates techniques for computing Maya calendrics, uses the currently accepted orthography, provides syllabary and syntax, suggests new glyph readings, and presents various interpretations.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Understanding Maya Inscriptions - A Hieroglyph Handbook
• Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, US
• Publication Date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0924171413
• ISBN 13: 9780924171413
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition: 2nd Edition
• Condition: New
• Weight: 666 grams

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Synopsis

This second edition includes revised and updated versions of three earlier publications: Understanding Maya Inscriptions: A Hieroglyph Handbook; New and Recent Maya Hieroglyph Readings; and A Resource Bibliography for the Decipherment of Maya Hieroglyphs and New Maya Hieroglyph Readings.

This volume is designed to function as a self-teaching tool to help the neophyte, and yet be of value to scholars. It introduces the latest methods of analysis, illustrates techniques for computing Maya calendrics, uses the currently accepted orthography, provides syllabary and syntax, suggests new glyph readings, and presents various interpretations.