Drawing of Texts from the Tablet of 96 Glyphs and Tablet of the Sun and from Piedras Negras and Tonina, Tikal

Autor
Linda Schele
Material
Photocopied glyphs cut out and pasted onto white paper; last glyph of second phrase inked on
Dimensiones de Objeto
11 x 8 1/2 in
Colección de Objeto
La Colección de Dibujos de Linda Schele
Numero de Objeto
SD-4036
Anotaciónes
Way Waybil Glyphs
Bibliografía

Freidel, David A., Linda Schele, and Joy Parker. 1993. Maya Cosmos: Three Thousand Years on the Shaman's Path. New York: W. Morrow: 192, Fig. 4:7

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Sitio Encontrado
Palenque, Piedras Negras, Tikal, Tonina
Región Cronológico
Late Classic
Cultura
Maya
Descripción

Top row illustrates bak way portion of K'inich Kan B'alam II's name from Tablet of 96 Glyphs and from Tablet of the Sun. Bottom row presents various Waybil ("sleeping place") glyphs, including from right to left: Lintel 12, Piedras Negras; Dumbarton Oaks Tablet, Palenque; F91, Tonina; and Temple 6, Tikal.

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