Maya writing

GPTKB entity

Statements (57)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:writing_system
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Maya_script
gptkbp:deciphermentStatus partially deciphered
gptkbp:destroyedBy gptkb:Spanish_conquistadors
gptkbp:directionA left-to-right
top-to-bottom
gptkbp:extinct 16th century CE
gptkbp:features logograms
syllabic signs
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Maya writing
gptkbp:influenced later Mesoamerican scripts
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Olmec_civilization
gptkbp:notableContributor gptkb:J._Eric_S._Thompson
gptkb:Tatiana_Proskouriakoff
gptkb:Yuri_Knorozov
gptkb:David_Stuart
gptkb:Michael_D._Coe
gptkb:Linda_Schele
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:Dresden_Codex
gptkb:Madrid_Codex
gptkb:Paris_Codex
gptkb:Grolier_Codex
gptkbp:notableSite gptkb:Piedras_Negras
gptkb:Bonampak
gptkb:Yaxchilan
gptkb:Dos_Pilas
gptkb:La_Corona
gptkb:Naranjo
gptkb:Quiriguá
gptkb:Chichen_Itza
gptkb:Palenque
gptkb:Tikal
gptkb:Uxmal
gptkb:Calakmul
gptkb:Caracol
gptkb:Copán
Copán Stelae
gptkbp:numberOfGlyphs over 800
gptkbp:period 3rd century BCE to 16th century CE
gptkbp:region gptkb:Mesoamerica
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Mixtec_writing
gptkb:Olmec_writing
gptkb:Zapotec_writing
gptkb:Epi-Olmec_script
gptkbp:revitalizationEfforts modern Maya communities
gptkbp:script logosyllabic
gptkbp:survivingCodices 4
gptkbp:UNESCOStatus gptkb:Memory_of_the_World_Register
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:Maya_civilization
gptkbp:writingMedium gptkb:ceramics
wood
codices
stucco
stone monuments
gptkbp:writtenBy gptkb:Mayan_languages
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Aztec_pictograms
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6