Maya script

GPTKB entity

Statements (58)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf writing system
gptkbp:composedOf glyphs
gptkbp:contains numerical_symbols
gptkbp:developedBy gptkb:Mesoamerica
gptkbp:hasInfluenceOn linguistic anthropology
modern studies of ancient scripts
Mesoamerican_archaeology
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Maya script
gptkbp:includes logograms
syllabic signs
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Olmec_writing
gptkbp:isConsidered one of the most sophisticated writing systems
gptkbp:isFiledIn stone
papyrus
bark paper
ceramic vessels
gptkbp:isPartOf gptkb:Maya_culture
Mesoamerican_history
gptkbp:isRelatedTo gptkb:Maya_religion
Maya_civilization's_social_structure
gptkbp:isUsedBy document rituals
record astronomical events
mark important events
create historical narratives
record genealogies
track agricultural cycles
commemorate rulers
create artistic expressions
create mythological texts
document land ownership
document trade transactions
express political power
record dynastic history
record legal matters
record tribute payments
transmit knowledge
create_calendars
gptkbp:isUsedIn gptkb:Maya_mythology
Maya_literature
gptkbp:lastProduced 1500 CE
gptkbp:locatedIn inscriptions
Maya codices
gptkbp:maintainedBy ceramics
stelae
temple inscriptions
stone_monuments
gptkbp:recognizedBy UNESCO_as_part_of_cultural_heritage
gptkbp:relatedTo other_Mesoamerican_scripts
gptkbp:releasedIn linguists
gptkbp:research archaeologists
epigraphers
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:Maya_civilization
gptkbp:usedFor religious texts
calendar systems
recording history
astronomical records
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:Maya_hieroglyphics
gptkbp:yearEstablished 300 BCE