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A PRIMER OF MAYAN HIEROGLYPHICS
PREFACE.
CONTENTS.
I. Introductory.
1. General Character of Mayan Hieroglyphs.
2. The Mayan Manuscripts or “Codices.”
3. Theories of Interpretation.
II. The Mathematical Elements.
1. The Codices as Time-Counts.
2. The Mayan Numeral System.
3. Numerical and Allied Signs.
4. The Rhetorical and Symbolic Use of Numbers.
5. The Mayan Methods of Counting Time.
6. The Calculations in the Codices.
7. Rules for Tracing the Tonalamatl, or Ritual Calendar.
8. The Codices as Astronomical Treatises.
9. Astronomical Knowledge of the Ancient Mayas.
III. The Pictorial Elements.
1. The Religion of the Ancient Mayas.
2. The Cosmogony of the Mayas.
3. Cosmical Conceptions of the Mayas.
4. Pictorial Representations of Divinities.
5. The Maya Priesthood.
6. Fanciful Analogies.
7. Total Number of Representations.
8. Figures of Quadrupeds.
9. Figures of Birds.
10. Figures of Reptiles.
11. Occupations and Ceremonies.
IV. The Graphic Elements.
1. The Direction in which the Glyphs are to be read.
2. Composition of the Glyphs.
3. The Proper Method of Studying the Glyphs.
4. An Analysis of Various Graphic Elements.
5. The Hieroglyphs of the Days.
6. The Hieroglyphs for the Months.
7. The Hieroglyphs of the Deities.
V. Specimens of Texts.
I. INDEX-VOCABULARY OF MAYA WORDS.
II. INDEX OF AUTHORS.
III. GENERAL INDEX.
TRANSCRIBER’S NOTES
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