Hieroglyphics
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This is a picture of the hieroglyph "7 Deer", shown with a deer head seen on the rock on top, with a dash and dot on top of the head, showing the number 7. (Image 1)
Background Info
Background Info
Maya hieroglyphs were first invented in 300 BCE. The first hieroglyph to be found was called "7 Deer", found in the temple "Las Pinturas", "The Painting" in English. Las Pinturas can be found in San Bartolo, Guatemala, in Mexico. The hieroglyph was found in 2022.
Invention Creation
Invention Creation
The Maya hieroglyphs was created through the combination of a series of syllables and assignation to a picture. These syllables did not just have one picture attached to them: some had many variations, thus leading to attachments of other pictures. When these pictures were put together, they were creating words and phrases. This was called the logosyllabic system. In Mesoamerica, there are different groups, some are the Aztecs and the Olmecs; while they are all in Mesoamerica, the language, writing, and numbers, are all different. The hieroglyphs look different for everyone.
This is an example of a series of hieroglyphs. In this image, you can see the hieroglyphs lined along the top, and placed through the larger picture in the middle. (Image 2)
In the picture you see above, you can faintly see the hieroglyphs in the blue part of this art piece. This shows that the Maya were using hieroglyphs to help tell a story. (Image 3)
Impact
Impact
Maya hieroglyphs had a significant impact on the Maya community: they used these characters to tell stories, write to each other, and keep record of historical data. Some hieroglyphs were used in art pieces or in small paper books that people called a codex. These codex were later found by modern day humans and taken in for translation.
Historical Relevance
Historical Relevance
The historical relevance of Maya hieroglyphics are found in that they were discovered many years ago on papers called codex or codices (plural). Today, only four remain. These four are the Grolier, Dresden, Madrid, and the Paris. During the time of their production, there were hundreds of thousands made, but nearly all have been lost to time. This is due to the Spanish conquestadors invading and destroying them all in hopes of converting the Mesoamericans into Christianity from their polytheistic lives.
This image is of a Mesoamerican codex called the Grolier. The Grolier was found in Chiapas, Mexico. There are four known codices that archaeologists have found by the Maya. The other three are the Dresden, Paris, and Madrid. (Image 4)
INTERESTING LINKS
The site above gives details about how the Maya writing system was written, read, and translated.
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This site gives details about the Maya gods, religious beliefs, and what each of the gods represented.
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The site you see above shows the details and information about why the Spanich conquestadors destroyed most of the Maya codices.
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