Classic Maya

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Classic Maya is the historical form of the Mayan language used in inscriptions and literature during the Classic period of Maya civilization.

All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Classic Maya canonical 40
Classic Maya language 5
Classical Maya 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Mayan language
historical language
literary language
associatedWithSite Calakmul
Caracol
Copán
Palenque
Tikal
Yaxchilán
closelyRelatedTo Chʼolan languages
Yucatecan languages
documentedIn Maya codices
altar inscriptions
lintel inscriptions
stelae inscriptions
grammaticalFeature aspect-based verbal system
ergative–absolutive alignment
rich verbal morphology
verb–initial word order
hasAncestor Proto-Mayan
hasDescendant Chʼolan languages
Yucatecan languages
linked to: Yucatec Maya
ISOStatus no modern ISO 639-3 code as separate language
languageFamily Mayan language family
linked to: Mayan languages
lexicalInfluenceOn modern Mayan languages
linguisticType literary standard
partOf Maya civilization
primaryMedium bone and shell objects
ceramic vessels
codices
stone monuments
stucco inscriptions
region Lowland Maya area
Mesoamerica
scriptType logosyllabic script
standardizedIn Classic Maya Lowlands
subclassOf Mayan languages
timePeriod c. 250–900 CE
usedBy Maya elites
Maya scribes
usedFor historical records
inscriptions
literature
mythological narratives
ritual texts
royal inscriptions
usedIn Classic period of Maya civilization
writingDirection left-to-right
writingSystem Maya script

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (49)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

House of Pakal dynasty language Classic Maya
Temple I civilization Classic Maya
Great Plaza culture Classic Maya
Caracol culture Classic Maya
Central Acropolis culture Classic Maya
Hieroglyphic Stairway civilization Classic Maya
Acropolis of Copán culture Classic Maya
subject linked to: Acropolis
Temple 16 culture Classic Maya
Pyramid of the Magician foundInTimePeriod Classic Maya era
linked to: Classic Maya
Structure I culture Classic Maya
Structure II civilization Classic Maya
Great Plaza culture Classic Maya
Dos Pilas primaryLanguage Classic Maya
South Acropolis civilization Classic Maya
Pomona (Maya site) culture Classic Maya
Caracol culture Classic Maya
subject linked to: Caracol (via road access)
Grolier Codex language Classical Maya
linked to: Classic Maya
Classical Maya language alsoKnownAs Classic Maya
Chʼortiʼ language closelyRelatedTo Classical Maya
linked to: Classic Maya
GI (Palenque triad deity) culture Classic Maya
Tonina civilization Classic Maya
Pomona hasArchitecturalStyle Classic Maya
Pomona civilization Classic Maya
Kʼinich Ajaw worshippedBy Classic Maya
Temple of the Foliated Cross hasInscriptionLanguage Classic Maya language
linked to: Classic Maya
Kʼan Moʼ Hix language Classic Maya
Tzʼakbu Ajaw languageOfName Classic Maya
Tiwol Chan Mat civilization Classic Maya
Temple II culture Classic Maya
Temple 38 civilization Classic Maya
Temple 32 hasLanguageContext Classic Maya
Temple 33 culture Classic Maya
Hunal temple culture Classic Maya
Temple 26 hasInscriptionLanguage Classic Maya language
linked to: Classic Maya
Central Acropolis of Tikal culture Classic Maya
Stela A at Copán subculture Classic Maya
Kʼinich Popol Hol civilization Classic Maya
Lady Waterlily-Hand language Classic Maya
Stela B at Copán languageOfInscription Classic Maya language
linked to: Classic Maya
Temple of the Captives civilization Classic Maya
Coba languageUsed Classic Maya
Hieroglyphic Stairway 2 language Classic Maya language
linked to: Classic Maya
Piedras Negras royal dynasty languageUsed Classic Maya language
linked to: Classic Maya
Lintel 3 writingSystem Classic Maya script
linked to: Classic Maya
Maya astronomy usedBy Classic Maya