Home›Sources›Maya Hieroglyphic Writing: An IntroductionSourcesMaya Hieroglyphic Writing: An IntroductionCitation FormatsGeneral ReferenceGeneral Reference Citation TextDivinity Atlas. "Maya Hieroglyphic Writing: An Introduction." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://www.divinityatlas.com/sources/maya-hieroglyphic-writing-an-introduction.Copy General ReferenceAPA StyleAPA Style Citation TextDivinity Atlas. (n.d.). Maya Hieroglyphic Writing: An Introduction. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://www.divinityatlas.com/sources/maya-hieroglyphic-writing-an-introductionCopy APA StyleBibTeXBibTeX Citation Text@misc{divinityatlas-maya-hieroglyphic-writing-an-introductio, author = {Divinity Atlas}, title = {Maya Hieroglyphic Writing: An Introduction}, year = {2026}, url = {https://www.divinityatlas.com/sources/maya-hieroglyphic-writing-an-introduction}, note = {Accessed August 30, 2026} }Copy BibTeXJ. Eric S. Thompson's study is the standard reference for the structure of the Maya calendars, the Haab and Tzolkin counts, and the reading of month and day glyphs, working directly from the calendrical inscriptions themselves. This atlas cites the 1962 University of Oklahoma Press printing specifically; an earlier version of this record named the original 1950 Carnegie Institution of Washington printing instead, which did not match the actual linked edition, and the record has since been corrected to agree with what is actually cited, a correction stated here rather than left silent. Use it for the structure of the Maya calendrical count systems and glyph reading as this specific edition documents them.FactsCross-Tradition ConnectionsClaims Backed By This Source (272 claims)Comments (0)Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)FactsAssessmentReliability TierWell-attested1J. Eric S. Thompson's study, the standard reference for the structure of the Maya calendars and the reading of the month and day glyphs, working directly from the calendrical inscriptions themselves; this record cites the 1962 University of Oklahoma Press printing specifically.NotesWell-attestedStandard reference for the structure of the Maya calendars, the Haab and Tzolkin counts, and the reading of the month and day glyphs. The linked edition is the 1962 University of Oklahoma Press printing. The publisher fact previously named the original 1950 Carnegie Institution of Washington printing instead, which did not match the linked edition, and has been corrected to agree with it.CitationAuthorWell-attestedJ. Eric S. ThompsonPublisherWell-attestedUniversity of Oklahoma PressPublication YearWell-attested1962URLWell-attestedhttps://archive.org/details/mayahieroglyphic0000thomSource TypeWell-attestedacademic monographCross-Tradition ConnectionsAssociated WithMaya, Figures Well-attested This source names Maya directly: "Thompson's study is the standard reference for the structure of the Maya calendars, the Haab and Tzolkin counts, and the reading of month and day glyphs, working directly from the calendrical..."Source Maya Hieroglyphic Writing: An IntroductionJ. Eric S. Thompsontier 1Claims Backed By This Source (272 claims)This source backs 272 claims across the atlas. As facts: 153 well-attested. As cited relationships: 51 holds. Plus 68 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.Disposition By TopicHaab Months, 79 claims: 41 well-attested, 19 holds, 19 general references.Tzolkin Day Signs, 60 claims: 40 well-attested, 20 general references.Articles, 57 claims: 55 well-attested, 1 holds, 1 general references.Disciplines, 26 claims: 2 well-attested, 23 holds, 1 general references.Long Count Units, 10 claims: 5 holds, 5 general references.Sources, 9 claims: 8 well-attested, 1 holds.Dreamspell Kins, 7 claims: 7 general references.Calendars, 5 claims: 2 well-attested, 3 general references.Categories, 4 claims: 2 well-attested, 2 general references.Cultures, 4 claims: 1 well-attested, 1 holds, 2 general references.Deities, 3 claims: 3 general references.Historical Periods, 3 claims: 1 well-attested, 1 holds, 1 general references.Esoteric Texts, 2 claims: 1 well-attested, 1 general references.Textual Witnesses, 2 claims: 2 general references.Regions, 1 claims: 1 general references.Well-attested153ArticlesChen in the Calendar RoundChen, the Black StormCounting TimeKankin in the Calendar RoundKankin, the Yellow SunKayab in the Calendar RoundKayab, the Month of the TurtleKeh in the Calendar RoundKeh, the Red StormKumku in the Calendar RoundKumku, the Last Full MonthMak, the Enclosed MonthMol in the Calendar RoundMol, the Month of WaterMuwan in the Calendar RoundMuwan, the Month of the OwlPax, the Planting TimePop in the Calendar RoundPop, the First Month of the HaabSak in the Calendar RoundSak, the White StormSek, the Fifth Month of the HaabSip in the Calendar RoundSip, the Third Month of the HaabSotz in the Calendar RoundSotz, the Month of the BatThe Coefficient Eight in the CountThe Coefficient Eleven in the CountThe Coefficient Five in the CountThe Coefficient Four in the CountThe Coefficient Nine in the CountThe Coefficient One in the CountThe Coefficient Seven in the CountThe Coefficient Six in the CountThe Coefficient Ten in the CountThe Coefficient Thirteen in the CountThe Coefficient Three in the CountThe Coefficient Twelve in the CountThe Coefficient Two in the CountThe Cosmologies That Were Already ThereThe Eighteen Twenty Day Months of the Haab Solar YearWayeb in the Calendar RoundWayeb, the Five Nameless DaysWhat the Book Actually ProposesWo in the Calendar RoundWo, the Second Month of the HaabXul, the Month of the DogYax in the Calendar RoundYax, the Green StormYaxkin in the Calendar RoundShowing 1 to 50 of 99 entities carrying this claim. NextHolds51ArticlesThe Eighteen Twenty Day Months of the Haab Solar YearCulturesMayaDisciplinesMayan AstrologyHaab MonthsChenKankinKayabKehKumkuMakMolMuwanPaxPopSakSekSipSotzWayebWoXulYaxYaxkinHistorical PeriodsMaya Classic PeriodLong Count UnitsBaktunKatunKinTunWinalSourcesMaya Hieroglyphic Writing: An IntroductionGeneral References68ArticlesThe Eighteen Twenty Day Months of the Haab Solar YearCalendarsHaabMaya Calendar RoundTzolkinCategoriesTzolkin Day SignsTzolkin TonesCulturesMayaYucatec MayaDeitiesAh PuchBacabEk ChuajDisciplinesMayan AstrologyDreamspell KinsBlue Hand (Seal 7)Blue Night (Seal 3)Red Skywalker (Seal 13)The 260-day Tzolkin harmonicWhite World-Bridger (Seal 6)Yellow Human (Seal 12)Yellow Warrior (Seal 16)Esoteric TextsThe Mayan FactorHaab MonthsChenKankinKayabKehKumkuMakMolMuwanPaxPopSakSekSipSotzWayebWoXulYaxYaxkinHistorical PeriodsMaya Classic PeriodLong Count UnitsBaktunKatunKinTunWinalRegionsYucatanTextual WitnessesDresden CodexMadrid CodexTzolkin Day SignsAhauAkbalShowing 1 to 50 of 68 entities carrying this claim. 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