Maya writing

GPTKB entity

Statements (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf writing system
gptkbp:built 300 BCE
gptkbp:composedOf glyphs
gptkbp:hasInfluenceOn Mesoamerican_writing_systems
gptkbp:hasTheme partially deciphered
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Maya writing
gptkbp:includes logograms
syllabic signs
numerical_symbols
gptkbp:isAccessibleBy other_Mesoamerican_writing_systems
gptkbp:isAssociatedWith gptkb:Maya_mythology
political power
gptkbp:isComposedOf over 800 distinct glyphs
gptkbp:isConsidered a form of communication
a cultural treasure
one of the most sophisticated writing systems in the pre-Columbian Americas
a_key_to_understanding_Maya_civilization
gptkbp:isDocumentedIn historical accounts
gptkbp:isFiledIn Maya_languages
gptkbp:isFoundIn pottery
monuments
stelae
burial sites
temple inscriptions
gptkbp:isInfluencedBy earlier writing systems
gptkbp:isLinkedTo Maya_art
gptkbp:isNotedFor its complexity
gptkbp:isPartOf gptkb:Maya_culture
Maya_heritage
gptkbp:isRecognizedBy gptkb:UNESCO
gptkbp:isRelatedTo gptkb:Maya_calendar
Maya_astronomy
gptkbp:isServedBy archaeological sites
gptkbp:isStudiedIn archaeologists
epigraphy
gptkbp:isUsedBy gptkb:Spanish_conquest
mark territory
document rituals
create historical narratives
record genealogies
record trade transactions
gptkbp:isUsedIn ceremonial contexts
gptkbp:locatedIn inscriptions
Maya codices
gptkbp:releasedIn linguists
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:Maya_civilization
gptkbp:usedFor religious texts
recording history
astronomical records