William Gates’s commentary on the Maya-Tzental Perez Codex engages one of the surviving pre-Columbian Maya manuscripts — a document containing calendrical, astronomical, and ritual information. Gates examines the codex’s iconography and glyphs, offering analysis of the linguistic problem posed by Maya script at a time when decipherment was still in its early stages. The concluding note addresses the broader question of Maya linguistic and writing systems.
This free EPUB is formatted for e-readers. A specialised work in Mesoamerican studies, it is valuable for researchers in pre-Columbian history, Maya linguistics, and the history of archaeological decipherment.