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Table of Contents

I Calendrics..........................................................................................................1 Chronological Periods.......................................................................................1

Classic Period Maya Sites.................................................................................2Classic Period & Modern Maya Languages.......................................................3Evolution of Mayan Languages..........................................................................4Reading Order...................................................................................................5Syllabary............................................................................................................6Numbers............................................................................................................7Dates – Sacred Almanac of 260 Days...............................................................8Dates – Solar Calendar of 365 Days.................................................................9Dates – Long Count.........................................................................................10Dates – Supplementary SeriesLords of the Night............................................................................................11Dates – Supplementary SeriesLunar Series....................................................................................................12Correlation of Maya & Christian Dates.............................................................13

II Verbs...............................................................................................................15 Inflectional Endings.........................................................................................15

Accession........................................................................................................16Birth & Death...................................................................................................18Dedication........................................................................................................19Warfare............................................................................................................20Verbs...............................................................................................................22Dates – Temporal Indicators............................................................................24Dates – Distance Numbers..............................................................................25

III Nouns.............................................................................................................27Ergative Pronouns – “it is”................................................................................27Demonstrative Pronouns – Prepositions..........................................................28Structures........................................................................................................29Monuments......................................................................................................30Warfare............................................................................................................31Animals............................................................................................................32Nouns..............................................................................................................34

IV Titles, Emblem Glyphs & Deities.................................................................37Familial Relations.............................................................................................42Relationships...................................................................................................43Emblem Glyphs................................................................................................44Directions.........................................................................................................46Colors...............................................................................................................47Deities..............................................................................................................48

V Pottery Texts..................................................................................................52Vessel Typology...............................................................................................52Presentation.....................................................................................................53Surface Treatment...........................................................................................56Vessel Contents...............................................................................................57

Note that this study guide has been formatted for double-sided printing and thateach section has been identified with a roman numeral (Calendrics = Section I,Verbs = Section II, etc.) — for ease of use, it is suggested that each section beprinted on a different color of paper.

CalendricsChronological Periods

1

Classic Period Maya Sites

2

Classic Period & Modern Maya Languages

3

Evolution of Mayan Languages

4

Reading Order

5

Syllabary

6

Numbers

7

Dates – Sacred Almanac of 260 Days

8

Dates – Solar Calendar of 365 Days

9

Dates – Long Count

10

Dates – Supplementary SeriesLords of the Night

11

Dates – Supplementary SeriesLunar Series

12

Correlation of Maya & Christian Dates

13

14