Texts_Codical

Part of the Maya Hieroglyphic Database project

Creator(s): Matthew Looper

Year: 2025

Summary

File consists of records corresponding to the codical texts component of the Maya Hieroglyphic Database. Texts included are the Dresden, Madrid, and Paris codices.

Cite this Record

Texts_Codical. Matthew Looper. Chico, CA: California State Univ., Chico. 2025 ( tDAR id: 515243) ; doi:10.48512/XCV8515243

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URL: http://www.mayadatabase.org


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Data Set Structure

Measurement Column
Count Column
Coded Column
Filename Column
Integration Column (has Ontology)

Table Information: Texts_Codical

Column Name Data Type Type Category Coding Sheet Ontology Search
blev365 date position of event in 365-day cycle (format: 00 Pax)
VARCHAR  Uncoded Value Other : ID none none true
blev260 date position of event in 260-day cycle (format: 09 Ajaw)
VARCHAR  Uncoded Value Other : ID none none true
blgreg event date in Gregorian calendar (584286 correlation)
VARCHAR  Uncoded Value Other : ID none none true
blevlc long count date for event (format: 09.16.00.09.01)
VARCHAR  Uncoded Value Other : ID none none true
blevcal evidence for date of event corresponding to block (options: association, calendar round, distance number, estimate, giant ajaw, initial series, k'atun ajaw, k'atun ajaw with calendar round, long count, period ending)
VARCHAR  Uncoded Value Other : ID none none true
blnotes notes on block
VARCHAR  Uncoded Value Other : ID none none true
blsem one or more tags identifying semantic category of block (options: 260 cycle, 365 cycle, 819-day count, accession, agency, agentive, animal, augury, child/father, child/mother, cumulative total, deity name, directional, distance number, dynastic title [e.g. K'ahntumak (Caracol)], emblem glyph, Glyph A-Y [e.g.: Glyph G09; Glyph CY01, Glyph X01c], long count, numeral classifier, object reference, period ending expression, personal name, PSS dedication verb, PSS initial sign, relationship, site title [e.g. Rio Azul lord], structure name, title, toponym)
VARCHAR  Uncoded Value Other : ID none none true
blgraphcodes block transcription of graphemes using grapheme codes
VARCHAR  Uncoded Value Other : ID none none true
blengl block in English
VARCHAR  Uncoded Value Other : ID none none true
blmaya2 block in epigraphic Mayan, using Lacadena-Wichmann spelling rules
VARCHAR  Uncoded Value Other : ID none none true
blmaya1 block in epigraphic Mayan without vowel reconstruction based on vowel (dis)harmony
VARCHAR  Uncoded Value Other : ID none none true
blhyphen block transcription of graphemes with hyphens joining components of words, within or across blocks
VARCHAR  Uncoded Value Other : ID none none true
bllogosyll block transcription of grapheme values
VARCHAR  Uncoded Value Other : ID none none true
blimagenotes notes on images associated with block
VARCHAR  Uncoded Value Other : ID none none true
blsurfpgfr location of block on object/page and frame for codex
VARCHAR  Uncoded Value Other : ID none none true
blcoord coordinate of block (format: A01)
VARCHAR  Uncoded Value Other : ID none none true
objms reference number in archaeological inventory at Smithsonian (format: 1416; BV17)
BIGINT  Uncoded Value Other : ID none none true
objkerr reference number in Justin Kerr photo archive (format: 0511)
BIGINT  Uncoded Value Other : ID none none true
objhell reference number in Nicholas Hellmuth photo archive
BIGINT  Uncoded Value Other : ID none none true
obj365 date position of event in 365-day cycle (format: 00 Pax)
BIGINT  Uncoded Value Other : ID none none true
obj260 date position of text in 260-day cycle (format: 09 Ajaw)
BIGINT  Uncoded Value Other : ID none none true
objgreg creation date of text in Gregorian calendar (584286 correlation)
BIGINT  Uncoded Value Other : Date Created none none true
objlc creation date of text in long count notation (format: 09.16.00.09.01)
VARCHAR  Uncoded Value Other : ID none none true
objcal evidence for creation date of text (options: association, calendar round, distance number, estimate, giant ajaw, initial series, k'atun ajaw, k'atun ajaw with calendar round, long count, period ending)
VARCHAR  Uncoded Value Other : ID none none true
objacc accession number for object in museum collection
VARCHAR  Uncoded Value Other : ID none none true
objloc museum or site where object is currently located
BIGINT  Uncoded Value Other : ID none none true
objlocabbr code referring to current location of object (site or museum)
VARCHAR  Uncoded Value Other : ID none none true
objsitedest name of site where object was found
BIGINT  Uncoded Value Other : ID none none true
objsiteorig name of site where object originated
BIGINT  Uncoded Value Other : ID none none true
objcodedest code for site where object was found (note: COL=no provenience)
BIGINT  Uncoded Value Other : ID none none true
objcodeorig code for site where object originated
BIGINT  Uncoded Value Other : ID none none true
objregdest region where object was found (options: northern, central, eastern, Usumacinta, southern)
BIGINT  Uncoded Value Other : ID none none true
objregorig region of origin of object (options: northern, central, eastern, Usumacinta, southern)
BIGINT  Uncoded Value Other : ID none none true
objorienfr orientation of object/frame in codex
VARCHAR  Uncoded Value Other : ID none none true
objtechnique technique: carved, painted
VARCHAR  Uncoded Value Other : ID none none true
objmaterial bone, brick, ceramic, gourd, metal, mural, paper, shell, stone, stucco, wood
VARCHAR  Uncoded Value Other : ID none none true
objclass portable object or monument (non-easily portable text)
VARCHAR  Uncoded Value Other : ID none none true
objstralmpg associated structure/almanac in codex
VARCHAR  Uncoded Value Other : ID none none true
objname name of object
VARCHAR  Uncoded Value Other : ID none none true
objabbr code for unique object (distinct steps of stairways are combined into a single code; steps can be queried under blsurfpgfr)
VARCHAR  Uncoded Value Other : ID none none true
objtag first record for each text tagged with a zero ("0")
BIGINT  Uncoded Value Other : ID none none true
blsort unique identifier for block; sort up for proper ordering within selected text(s)
BIGINT  Uncoded Value Other : ID none none true

Keywords

Culture
Maya

Material
Building Materials • Ceramic • Chipped Stone • Fauna • Ground Stone • Human Remains • Macrobotanical • Metal • Mineral • Shell • Wood

Investigation Types
Collections Research • Ethnohistoric Research • Historic Background Research

General
Ancient Maya • Archaeology and Epigraphy • hieroglyphic texts

Geographic Keywords
Belize • El Salvador • Guatemala • Honduras • Mexico

Temporal Keywords
Formative period, Preclassic period, Classic period, Postclassic period

Temporal Coverage

Calendar Date: -400 to 1521

Spatial Coverage

min long: -103.25; min lat: 10.88 ; max long: -86.243; max lat: 23.083 ;

Individual & Institutional Roles

Contact(s): Matthew Looper

File Information

  Name Size Creation Date Date Uploaded Access
Texts_Codical.csv 7.10mb Sep 11, 2025 Sep 11, 2025 9:18:58 AM Embargoed Six Months
Codical texts database.
  • Translated version Texts_Codical_translated.xlsx (4.28mb)
    Data column(s) in this dataset have been associated with coding sheet(s) and translated:

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