Classic Maya hieroglyphic script

GPTKB entity

Statements (56)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:writing_system
gptkbp:calendar gptkb:Haab'
gptkb:Tzolk'in
gptkb:Long_Count
gptkbp:contains numerals
logograms
syllabic signs
gptkbp:decipheredBy gptkb:Tatiana_Proskouriakoff
gptkb:Yuri_Knorozov
1950s
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Classic Maya hieroglyphic script
gptkbp:influenced later Mayan scripts
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Olmec_writing_(possible)
gptkbp:ISO15924 gptkb:Maya
gptkbp:notableCodices gptkb:Dresden_Codex
gptkb:Madrid_Codex
gptkb:Paris_Codex
gptkb:Grolier_Codex
gptkbp:notableContributor gptkb:Simon_Martin
gptkb:J._Eric_S._Thompson
gptkb:David_Stuart
gptkb:Nikolai_Grube
gptkb:Peter_Mathews
gptkb:Michael_D._Coe
gptkb:Linda_Schele
gptkbp:notablePlace gptkb:Bonampak
gptkb:Yaxchilan
gptkb:Quiriguá
gptkb:Palenque
gptkb:Tikal
gptkb:Calakmul
gptkb:Copán
gptkbp:numberOfGlyphs over 800
gptkbp:numeralSystem vigesimal (base-20)
gptkbp:period c. 3rd century BCE to 16th century CE
gptkbp:region gptkb:Mesoamerica
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Mesoamerican_writing_systems
gptkb:Mayan_languages
gptkbp:revitalizationEfforts modern Maya communities
gptkbp:status extinct as a living script
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite yes
gptkbp:unicodeBlock gptkb:Mayan_Numerals_(proposed)
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:Maya_civilization
gptkbp:usedFor writing the Mayan languages
gptkbp:writingSystem left-to-right
logosyllabic
gptkbp:writtenBy gptkb:ceramics
gptkb:frescoes
gptkb:jewelry
gptkb:monument
codices
stelae
lintels
stairs
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Cholan_languages
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7