Maya calendar
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The Maya calendar is an ancient Mesoamerican timekeeping system composed of interlocking cyclical calendars used for ritual, agricultural, and astronomical purposes by the Maya civilization.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Maya calendar canonical | 18 |
| Maya agricultural calendar | 1 |
| Maya astrology | 1 |
| Maya ritual calendar | 1 |
| Mayan calendar | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2413502 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Maya calendar Context triple: [Maya Hall, theme, Maya calendar]
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A.
Mesoamerican Long Count calendar
The Mesoamerican Long Count calendar is an ancient Mesoamerican timekeeping system that tracks days in a linear count from a mythological starting point, most famously used by the Maya and other regional civilizations.
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B.
Tzolkʼin calendar
The Tzolkʼin calendar is a 260-day sacred ritual calendar of the ancient Maya used for divination, ceremonial events, and structuring religious life.
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C.
Maya numerals
Maya numerals are a vigesimal (base-20) numeral system developed by the ancient Maya, notable for its use of dots and bars and an early concept of zero.
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D.
Badíʻ calendar
The Badíʻ calendar is the unique solar calendar of the Bahá'í Faith, structured around 19 months of 19 days each and anchored by Bahá'í holy days and astronomical events like the vernal equinox.
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E.
Haabʼ
Haabʼ is the 365-day solar calendar used by the ancient Maya civilization to track the agricultural year and civil events.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Maya calendar Target entity description: The Maya calendar is an ancient Mesoamerican timekeeping system composed of interlocking cyclical calendars used for ritual, agricultural, and astronomical purposes by the Maya civilization.
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A.
Mesoamerican Long Count calendar
The Mesoamerican Long Count calendar is an ancient Mesoamerican timekeeping system that tracks days in a linear count from a mythological starting point, most famously used by the Maya and other regional civilizations.
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B.
Tzolkʼin calendar
The Tzolkʼin calendar is a 260-day sacred ritual calendar of the ancient Maya used for divination, ceremonial events, and structuring religious life.
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C.
Maya numerals
Maya numerals are a vigesimal (base-20) numeral system developed by the ancient Maya, notable for its use of dots and bars and an early concept of zero.
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D.
Badíʻ calendar
The Badíʻ calendar is the unique solar calendar of the Bahá'í Faith, structured around 19 months of 19 days each and anchored by Bahá'í holy days and astronomical events like the vernal equinox.
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E.
Haabʼ
Haabʼ is the 365-day solar calendar used by the ancient Maya civilization to track the agricultural year and civil events.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mesoamerican calendar
ⓘ
calendar system ⓘ |
| associatedConcept |
cyclical cosmology
ⓘ
world ages ⓘ |
| associatedDeity |
Itzamna
ⓘ
Kinich Ahau ⓘ
linked to:
Kʼinich Ajaw
|
| basedOn |
astronomical cycles
ⓘ
cyclical time ⓘ |
| CalendarRoundLength | 52 Haabʼ years ⓘ |
| culture | Maya ⓘ |
| earliestEvidence | Late Preclassic period ⓘ |
| HaabʼLength | 365 days ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
Calendar Round
ⓘ
Haabʼ ⓘ Long Count ⓘ Lords of the Night cycle ⓘ Lunar series ⓘ Tzolkʼin ⓘ
linked to:
Tzolkʼin calendar
Venus cycle ⓘ |
| influenced | Aztec calendar ⓘ |
| LongCountBaseDate |
August 11, 3114 BCE (proleptic Gregorian)
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September 6, 3114 BCE (proleptic Julian) ⓘ |
| LongCountNotation | vigesimal positional system ⓘ |
| notableSite |
Copán
ⓘ
Palenque ⓘ Quiriguá ⓘ Tikal ⓘ Uxmal ⓘ |
| recordedOn |
codices
ⓘ
monuments ⓘ stelae ⓘ |
| region | Mesoamerica ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Maya agriculture
ⓘ
Maya astronomy ⓘ Maya religion ⓘ |
| sharesFeatureWith | other Mesoamerican calendars ⓘ |
| timeUnit |
bʼakʼtun
ⓘ
kʼatun ⓘ kʼin ⓘ tun ⓘ winal ⓘ |
| TzolkʼinLength | 260 days ⓘ |
| usedBy | Maya civilization ⓘ |
| usedFor |
agricultural planning
ⓘ
astronomical observations ⓘ divination ⓘ historical dating ⓘ ritual purposes ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Maya script ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Maya calendar Description of subject: The Maya calendar is an ancient Mesoamerican timekeeping system composed of interlocking cyclical calendars used for ritual, agricultural, and astronomical purposes by the Maya civilization.
Referenced by (22)
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linked to: Maya calendar
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E-Group astronomical complex
linked to: Maya calendar
subject linked to:
Juan Martínez Hernández
linked to: Maya calendar
subject linked to:
José Arguelles
linked to: Maya calendar