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Dictionary of Maya Hieroglyphs Paperback – December 1, 2002

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This authoritative work is the first visual dictionary of Maya glyphs published since the script's complete deciphering, offering a much-needed, comprehensive catalogue of 1100 secured glyphs. Each entry includes the illustrated glyph, its phonetic transcription, Mayan equivalent, part of speech, and meaning. About the Author John Montgomery was an illustrator, epigrapher, writer, and PhD candidate in the field of Pre-Columbian Art at the University of New Mexico. He taught art history at the South-western Indian Polytechnic Institute in Albuquerque. A long and varied experience in Central America first inspired his interest in the ancient Maya. His glyphic illustrations are based on a lifetime of involvement with Maya glyph decipherment.

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John Montgomery is an illustrator, epigrapher, writer, and PhD candidate in the field of Pre-Columbian Art at the University of New Mexico. He also teaches art history at the South-western Indian Polytechnic Institute in Albuquerque. A long and varied experience in Central America first inspired his interest in the ancient Maya. His glyphic illustrations based on a lifetime of involvement with Maya glyph decipherment. He lives in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ 0781808626
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Hippocrene Books (December 1, 2002)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 425 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9780781808620
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0781808620
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.23 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.12 x 0.92 x 8.96 inches

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Excited to have this book

Reviewed in the United States on May 17, 2021

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Great book. It is in excellent condition and was purchased at a good price. I am happy to add this book to my collection of books on Mayan history and Mayan art.

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If you have artifacts you’re ready to translate

Reviewed in the United States on March 23, 2020

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If you have artifacts you’re ready to translate It’s probably still going to be difficult with this book but I’m not an archaeologist so I had no business rating it

Reviewed in the United States on September 11, 2020

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This book has been perfect for my Maya Hieroglyph class, easy to understand, and navigate. I've found it more helpful than others that I've read.

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A good start, but not too complete.

Reviewed in the United States on June 16, 2007

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There's very few entries in this dictionary. I've seen word lists in films that contain thousands of entries. This maybe contains a hundred or two.

One benefit to this is that the glyphs are very big- one inch by one inch- huge, really, and you can see all the details necessary for drawing them yourself.

But it's not too terribly scholarly. If a guy wants to be fluent in this language as a careers (as I), very soon (5 years) I'll outgrow this dictionary and need another of greater depth.

Here's the big-picture low-down: ancient languages (Archaic Sumerian, Oracle Bone Script Chinese, even Middle Egyptian!) like this are poorly represented in public-accessable books, despite the number of interested scholars we have devoted to these these languages. This is something I see historically in anthro-archaeological academia: No one pubishes to get the information to the pubic, even in their own country.

I would like to become an expert in all of these languages and others and write many books for the English-speaking market. Until then, we'll have to settle for a limited selection by a labotomized group of knowledge-hogs.

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M. Peinado

Great book

Reviewed in the United States on February 20, 2021

Great book.

good Maya glyph dictionary

Reviewed in the United States on March 26, 2013

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I waited basically 35 years for this great improvement in Mayan glyph studies. The dictionary supplies the accepted reading for each glyph and those combined as full words dependent on Ch'olan and Yucatecan Mayan. I am surprised that Macri et al. did not add this book by Montgomery in their two bibliographies.

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ElleMphs

Great photos & explanations

Reviewed in the United States on November 20, 2018

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Who doesn't want to read Mayan heiroglyphs? Great photos & explanations. Arrived undamaged. Highly recommend.

Reviewed in the United States on January 8, 2013

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This book is fascinating and an excellent dictionary. It doesn't have much explanation, but it does have a very useful index. It arrived on time and in great condition. My Maya club is loving it and we are learning to read and write glyphs.

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Esteban

Los dibujos o jeroglíficos

Reviewed in Spain on March 7, 2024

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Tiene los dibujos o jeroglíficos ordenados alfabéticamente y con sus respectivos sonidos para identificarlos mejor

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Paul Howlett

Fascinating

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 6, 2013

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This is an interesting work. The 'glyphs are broken down into their component parts, with good detailled explanation. I find this an excellent book to use with Coe's 'Breaking the Maya code'. It's also useful when looking at hi res scans of actual Mayan artwork. Highly recommended for those interested in deciphering Mayan or for those that like a varied library.

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Excellent book, it's exactly what it says it is

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 27, 2017

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Excellent book, it's exactly what it says it is, a complete and comprehensive dictionary of Maya hieroglyphs. If that's what your looking for then definitely buy it.

Abdul Mumin

Five Stars

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 7, 2015

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Excellent!

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