Post by Glyphman on Jan 17, 2006 2:00:03 GMT -5
From reference number 26 on page 15 of “Introduction to Maya Hieroglyphs”.
During the Maya Hieroglyphic Workshop it is not sensible or even possible to go through with all the stages listed in the Workshop.
“More commonly, a strategy of structural analysis is employed along with basic transcriptions, transliterations, and translations”.
After reading the above it really confirmed my recent thoughts about just how exactly I was attempting to “journal my learning of the Maya glyphs”. It was not long before I was feeling overwhelmed by a lot of what I was reading. So as a result I am cutting through some of the more technical material, and moving forward to the “basics transcriptions, transliterations, and translations”.
My real intentions from the start of “Journaling my learning of the Maya glyphs”, was to become familiar with and incorporate the Maya way of life into my own. I am going to move forward through the basics and then get more involved with the calendars, which I feel is what should be focused on in regards to my
personal future. I truly believe that an event of some nature revolves around the Maya’s end date.
I started to sway from my personal intentions and goals as related to the Maya’s end date.
My desire is to learn the basics in regards to the glyphs, learn as much as I can about the calendars, and then learn enough Spanish to feel comfortable enough to go to Central America on or before December of 2012.
So moving on……….,
Chapter Two from How to Read Maya Hieroglyphics , by John Montgomery
The Basics - Organization - Columns
The script employs a system of vertical double columns or vertical columns read in pairs, together with multiple horizontal rows. The result is a grid of squares or glyph blocks.
Generally epigraphers label each column consecutively beginning with A, while each horizontal row is numbered 1,2,3,etc. The reader starts with glyph A1, then B1, A2, B2 and so on, in left to right order until the bottom of the first two columns is reached. Then to top of C reading C1, D1, then C2 and D2 continuing left to right until all columns have been read. If the inscription extends as far as column Z, the lettering starts over as A prim (A’) and continues with B’, C’ and so on, in left to right order until the bottom of the first two columns is reached. Then to top of C reading C1, D1, then C2, and D2 continueing left to right until all columns have been read.
This will be a good thread to use for discussing John Montgomery's book, "How to Read Maya Hieroglyphics".
To continue on from this point of the book go to Page Two of Glyphmans Journal for Learning Maya Glyphs
During the Maya Hieroglyphic Workshop it is not sensible or even possible to go through with all the stages listed in the Workshop.
“More commonly, a strategy of structural analysis is employed along with basic transcriptions, transliterations, and translations”.
After reading the above it really confirmed my recent thoughts about just how exactly I was attempting to “journal my learning of the Maya glyphs”. It was not long before I was feeling overwhelmed by a lot of what I was reading. So as a result I am cutting through some of the more technical material, and moving forward to the “basics transcriptions, transliterations, and translations”.
My real intentions from the start of “Journaling my learning of the Maya glyphs”, was to become familiar with and incorporate the Maya way of life into my own. I am going to move forward through the basics and then get more involved with the calendars, which I feel is what should be focused on in regards to my
personal future. I truly believe that an event of some nature revolves around the Maya’s end date.
I started to sway from my personal intentions and goals as related to the Maya’s end date.
My desire is to learn the basics in regards to the glyphs, learn as much as I can about the calendars, and then learn enough Spanish to feel comfortable enough to go to Central America on or before December of 2012.
So moving on……….,
Chapter Two from How to Read Maya Hieroglyphics , by John Montgomery
The Basics - Organization - Columns
The script employs a system of vertical double columns or vertical columns read in pairs, together with multiple horizontal rows. The result is a grid of squares or glyph blocks.
Generally epigraphers label each column consecutively beginning with A, while each horizontal row is numbered 1,2,3,etc. The reader starts with glyph A1, then B1, A2, B2 and so on, in left to right order until the bottom of the first two columns is reached. Then to top of C reading C1, D1, then C2 and D2 continuing left to right until all columns have been read. If the inscription extends as far as column Z, the lettering starts over as A prim (A’) and continues with B’, C’ and so on, in left to right order until the bottom of the first two columns is reached. Then to top of C reading C1, D1, then C2, and D2 continueing left to right until all columns have been read.
This will be a good thread to use for discussing John Montgomery's book, "How to Read Maya Hieroglyphics".
To continue on from this point of the book go to Page Two of Glyphmans Journal for Learning Maya Glyphs