Mayan script

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Writer
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:Maya_civilization
gptkbp:can_be_found_in gptkb:pottery
gptkb:stelae
temple walls
gptkbp:can_transform_into gptkb:Spanish
English
Mayan languages
gptkbp:composed_of multiple regional variants
gptkbp:consists_of glyphs
gptkbp:contains logograms
syllabic signs
gptkbp:declined_in Spanish conquest
gptkbp:developed_around 300 BC
gptkbp:developed_by gptkb:Mayan_scribes
gptkbp:discovered_by gptkb:19th_century
gptkbp:first_appearance gptkb:David_Stuart
gptkbp:has over 800 glyphs
gptkbp:has_influence_on modern Maya languages
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Mayan script
gptkbp:includes phonetic elements
gptkbp:influenced_by Olmec writing
gptkbp:is_considered_as one of the most sophisticated writing systems in the pre-Columbian Americas
gptkbp:is_found_in gptkb:Mesoamerica
gptkbp:is_notable_for its complexity
gptkbp:is_part_of Mayan culture
gptkbp:is_recognized_as gptkb:UNESCO_Intangible_Cultural_Heritage
gptkbp:is_related_to Mesoamerican writing systems
gptkbp:is_studied_in linguistics
epigraphers
gptkbp:is_used_in gptkb:sacred_texts
ancient inscriptions
archaeological studies
gptkbp:preserved_by stone monuments
Mayan descendants
gptkbp:related_to gptkb:Hieroglyphs
gptkbp:revived_in Mayan scholars
gptkbp:used_by gptkb:Maya_civilization
gptkbp:used_for gptkb:historical_records
gptkb:sacred_texts
gptkb:rituals
political propaganda
genealogies
recording history
calendar inscriptions
gptkbp:used_in gptkb:Mayan_codices
ceremonial texts
gptkbp:was_influenced_by earlier writing systems
gptkbp:was_written_on bark paper
deerskin
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:the_Maya
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5