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Wooden Lintel Temple I, Tik'al

A1: 9 ahaw B1: 13 Pop A2: count forward B2: 18 kin, 7 winal A3: 11 Etz'nab B3: 11 Ch'en A4: ju-b'u-yi B4: u-took-pakal A5: yi-ch'a-k'ak B5: kalak'mul A6: B6: C1: 12 Etz'nab D1: 11 Sak C2: Kuch-ta-ja D2: tza- pa-t(i)-nal-Balam C3: u-tzak D3: tza - ?- Ch'ab C4: Ti-ya-ak'-il D4: ja-sa-wa C5: Chan K'awil. D5: Tik'al C6: D6: 9 ahaw, 13 Pop, count forward, 18 kin, 7 winal , 11 Etz'nab, 11 Ch'en, struck down was the flint and shield of Fire Jaguar Paw, Holy Lord of Kalak'Mul. ____, ____.  12 Etz'nab, 11 Sak, was carried, for dedication to Jaguar Place. He conjured, for his sins, in through the tongue, on parchment, Chan Kawil, Holy Lord of T'kal. _______, _______.

My Translation of Altar Q, Copan

Altar Q, Copan, looks like a very large table. The top features a large inscription, followed by 16 of the 17 kings of Copan, surrounding it's side. The kings are depicted, sitting on their name glyphs. The lineage founder, Yax Kuk Mo, is shown, passing  on the K'awil scepter to the last recorded king on the altar, Yax Pasaj. Since there are 16 kings, there are 4 kings on each panel.  On the top of Altar Q, Copan, we get the following inscription: Image Source A1B1: 5 Kaban, 15 Sip A2B2: u-kan k'awil, Ch'ok te'na A3B3: ajaw k'uk-il, 8 ajaw A4B4: 18 Sip, ta-l(i) A5B5: Ch'ok te'na, Yax K'uk Mo. A6B6: 12 Kin 7 Winal, ha-i/u-ti  (?) C1D1: 5 Ben, 11 Muwan C2D2: hi-l(i), ko' k(e)(?) C3D3: K'awil-kan, Och-K'in-n(i) C4D4: kaloomte, ______ C5D5: hu-lu-j(a), ox wi-ti-k(i) C6D6: 17 katun, 6 ajaw E1F1: 13 K'ayab, t'abay-y(i) E2F2: ya- tun-witz , Y...

A Big List of Verbs + Some Extras

Given their conspicuous position in Mayan glyphs and my own inability to find a list of Mayan verb glyphs, I created my own. My source is John Montgomery's Dictionary of Mayan Hieroglyphs .   Once again, this is for educational purposes only; buy the book.