Maya Calendar

GPTKB entity

Statements (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:event
gptkbp:basisFor astronomical observations
gptkbp:Calendar_Round combination of Haab' and Tzolk'in
repeats every 52 years
gptkbp:consistsOf gptkb:Haab'
gptkb:Tzolk'in
gptkb:Long_Count
gptkbp:cycle 52 years (Calendar Round)
gptkbp:depictedIn gptkb:Maya_codices
Maya religion
gptkbp:Haab' 365-day solar calendar
vague year
18 months of 20 days plus 5 nameless days
months called 'winals'
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Maya Calendar
gptkbp:influenced other Mesoamerican calendars
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Olmec_calendar
gptkbp:Long_Count linear count of days
measures bʼakʼtun, kʼatun, tun, winal, kʼin
starts at 3114 BCE
used for historical records
gptkbp:notableEvent December 21, 2012 (end of 13th bʼakʼtun)
gptkbp:originatedIn gptkb:Pre-Columbian_era
gptkbp:region gptkb:Mesoamerica
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Aztec_calendar
gptkbp:studiedBy astronomer
archaeologists
epigraphers
gptkbp:symbolizes cyclical time
linear time
gptkbp:Tzolk'in 260-day ritual calendar
13 numbers and 20 day names
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:Maya_civilization
gptkbp:usedFor gptkb:surname
gptkb:prophecy
festivals
mythology
royal events
political legitimacy
agricultural cycles
ritual events
agricultural planning
eclipse prediction
commemoration of ancestors
historical dating
astronomical tracking
gptkbp:writtenBy gptkb:Maya_hieroglyphs
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Mayan_Temple
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8