Maya Timeline in Uaxactun: Calendric Notations on the Mural Paintings at Structure B-XIII

Maya Timeline in Uaxactun: Calendric Notations on the Mural Paintings at Structure B-XIII

Famous Uaxactun Mural paintings, which were found in Structure B-XIII, have been wellknown to Maya scholars for decades. They are considered as proof of Maya-Teotihuacan connection, and the importance of Uaxactun. On the other hand, the different scenes with musicians, nobles and warriors are beauti...

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Main Author: Špoták Jakub
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sciendo 2016-06-01
Series:Ethnologia Actualis
Subjects:
maya
tzolk’in
uaxactun
teotihuacan
mural painting
early classic
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1515/eas-2017-0009
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spelling doaj-9705c62c603241489253eef7c56b8c032021-09-05T20:44:45ZengSciendoEthnologia Actualis1339-78772016-06-01171608810.1515/eas-2017-0009eas-2017-0009Maya Timeline in Uaxactun: Calendric Notations on the Mural Paintings at Structure B-XIIIŠpoták Jakub0Department of Comparative Religion Comenius University, Bratislava, SlovakiaFamous Uaxactun Mural paintings, which were found in Structure B-XIII, have been wellknown to Maya scholars for decades. They are considered as proof of Maya-Teotihuacan connection, and the importance of Uaxactun. On the other hand, the different scenes with musicians, nobles and warriors are beautiful source of Maya iconography. Below these paintings, also a short inscription in form of calendric notation was found. This inscription was not analyzed due to imperfect drawing, which was made by Antonio Tejeda in 1930’s. Fortunately, it was possible to create a new rendering of this inscription, thanks to preserved photographs of Carnegie Institute.https://doi.org/10.1515/eas-2017-0009mayatzolk’inuaxactunteotihuacanmural paintingearly classic
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Maya Timeline in Uaxactun: Calendric Notations on the Mural Paintings at Structure B-XIII
Ethnologia Actualis
maya
tzolk’in
uaxactun
teotihuacan
mural painting
early classic
author_facet Špoták Jakub
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title Maya Timeline in Uaxactun: Calendric Notations on the Mural Paintings at Structure B-XIII
title_short Maya Timeline in Uaxactun: Calendric Notations on the Mural Paintings at Structure B-XIII
title_full Maya Timeline in Uaxactun: Calendric Notations on the Mural Paintings at Structure B-XIII
title_fullStr Maya Timeline in Uaxactun: Calendric Notations on the Mural Paintings at Structure B-XIII
title_full_unstemmed Maya Timeline in Uaxactun: Calendric Notations on the Mural Paintings at Structure B-XIII
title_sort maya timeline in uaxactun: calendric notations on the mural paintings at structure b-xiii
publisher Sciendo
series Ethnologia Actualis
issn 1339-7877
publishDate 2016-06-01
description Famous Uaxactun Mural paintings, which were found in Structure B-XIII, have been wellknown to Maya scholars for decades. They are considered as proof of Maya-Teotihuacan connection, and the importance of Uaxactun. On the other hand, the different scenes with musicians, nobles and warriors are beautiful source of Maya iconography. Below these paintings, also a short inscription in form of calendric notation was found. This inscription was not analyzed due to imperfect drawing, which was made by Antonio Tejeda in 1930’s. Fortunately, it was possible to create a new rendering of this inscription, thanks to preserved photographs of Carnegie Institute.
topic maya
tzolk’in
uaxactun
teotihuacan
mural painting
early classic
url https://doi.org/10.1515/eas-2017-0009
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