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A Possible [tze] Syllable and its Associates in Maya Writing.
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Estudios de Cultura Maya . Primavera/Verano2022, Vol. 59, p11-36. 26p. - Publication Year :
- 2022
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Abstract
- The decipherment of the Maya script is still far from completion and awaits the interpretation of a considerable number of logograms and syllabic signs. This paper is dedicated to the composite sign that has been previously considered a ligature of two syllabic signs, tzo and ko. The present analysis shows that these two graphic elements are never written separately and that the ko-like element differs from the other ko syllables attested in the corresponding inscriptions. The sign is found in the context of other syllables involving the mid-front e vowel, implying a previously unrecognized Ce syllable, with “C” standing for an unknown consonant. In Palenque, the sign follows the le syllable; the combination of these two signs is attested in the position of a predicate, which might be interpreted as the verb letze, “he/she climbed, went up”. The data collected allow us to propose the phonetic reading tze and fill one more gap in the Maya syllabic grid. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *INSCRIPTIONS
*CONSONANTS
*VOWELS
*SYLLABARY
*ACQUISITION of data
*VERBS
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 01852574
- Volume :
- 59
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Estudios de Cultura Maya
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 155742631
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.19130/iifl.ecm.59.22X871