The book of Chilam Balam of Chumayel
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English Mayan |
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Washington, D.C. :
Carnegie Institution of Washington,
1933
[Washington, D.C.] : Carnegie Institute of Washington, 1933 [Washington, D.C.] Carnegie institution of Washington, 1933 [Washington, D.C.] 1933 [Washington] : 1933 [Washington, D.C.] : 1933 |
| Series: | Carnegie Institution of Washington publication
no. 438 Carnegie Institution of Washington publication ; 438 Carnegie Institution of Washington publication ; no. 438 Carnegie Institution of Washington publication 438 |
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| Item Description: | A translation by Ralph L. Roys from the original Maya text Includes index Reproduction of a Maya manuscript compiled in 1782 by Maya Indian, Hoil The original Maya text followed by the English translation The work also contains passages which were evidently written, or inspired, by the Spanish missionaries This WorldCat-derived record is shareable under Open Data Commons ODC-BY, with attribution to OCLC Transcription of Maya text, followed by English translation "The last and greatest of the Maya prophets was Chilam Balam. Balam in this case was probably the man's family name, and ... the name of his profession was prefixed to it as a title. Chilam Balam lived at Mani during the reign of Mochan Xiu [first half of the 16th century]": p. 186-187 "The last and greatest of the Maya prophets was Chilam Balam. Balam in this case was probably the man's family name, and...the name of his profession was prefixed to it as as a title. Chilam Balam lived at Mani during the reign of Mochan Xiu [first half of the 16th century]": p. 186-187 "The work also contains passages which were evidently written, or inspired, by the Spanish missionaries "We know from internal evidence that the [Book of] Chilam Balam of Chumayel was compiled by Don Juan Josef Hoil of that town, as we find his name signed to a notation written in the same hand as the rest of the book and dated 1782." --Introd., p. 7 "We know from internal evidence that the [Book of] Chilam Balam of Chumayel was compiled by Don Juan Josef Hoil of that town, as we find his name signed to a notation written in the same hand as the rest of the book and dated 1782."--Introd., p. 7 "We know from internal evidence that the [Book of] Chilam Balam of Chumayel was compiled by Don Juan Josef Hoíl of that town, as we find his name signed to a notation written in the same hand as the rest of the book and dated 1782."-Introd., p.7 "We know from internal evidence that the [book of] Chilam Balam of Chumayel was compiled by Don Juan Josef Hoil of that town, as we find his name signed to a notation written in the same hand as the rest of the book and dated 1782." --Introd., p. 7 "We know from internal evidence that the [book of] Chilam Balam of Chumayel was compiled by Don Juan Josef Hoil of that town, as we find his name signed to a notation written in the same hand as the rest of the book and dated 1782." --Introduction, page 7 |
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| Physical Description: | viii, 229 p illus. (incl. coat of arms) 2 pl. (incl. fold. map) diagrs. 29 cm. viii, 229 p illus. (incl. coat of arms) pl. (fold. map) diagrs. 30 cm. viii, 229 p., 2 leaves of plates (1 fold.) : ill., fold. map ; 30 cm viii, 229 pages : illustrations (including coat of arms) 2 plates (including folded map) diagrams ; 29 cm viii, 229 pages : illustrations, 1 folded map in back ; 30 cm viii, 229 pages, 2 leaves of plates (1 folded) : illustrations, map ; 30 cm |
| Bibliography: | Bibliography: p. 207-214 Bibliography: pages 207-214 Includes bibliographical references (p. 207-214) and index |