Ollin is associated with transmutation, disorder, and seismic change. Cozcacuauhtli is associated with wisdom, long life, good advice and mental balance. 2: Structure 23, Lintel 25, Yaxchilán (Maya. The use of Mayan hieroglyphics was limited to the Mayan priestly class. The individual units in the language, or its alphabets, were called glyphs. 1500, facsimile from 182531, Lowland Maya region, south eastern Mexico and Guatemala, comprising of 74 leaves (© Trustees of the British Museum) Figure 3.8.2. Since the language comprised of symbols and images, resembling the language of ancient Egypt, the Spanish conquistadors termed it hieroglyphics. 1 :Codex Dresden, also known as Codex Dresdensis, P 13, original from c. Xolotl is the god of shifting shapes, twins and Venus, the Evening Star. 3.8.2: Maya glyphs, a basic introduction. Their jewelry, clothing and spangled turbans adorned with flowers suggest that they are members of the elite. Ollin, meaning ‘movement’, is the day of the Aztec calendar associated with Xolotl. Above the basket presented to him are a series of six hieroglyphs which indicate his name and titles, while the other glyph panels correspond to those of the four figures in the scene. The scene here represents the delivery of tribute to a seated lord. The most common themes on Nebaj style polychrome vessels are tribute and warfare. This beautiful example was found at Nebaj, a Maya site in the highlands of Guatemala. \): The Fenton Vase, 600-800 C.E., Maya, Late Classic period, polychrome ceramic, 17.2 cm diameter, Nebaj, Guatemala © Trustees of the British Museum
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