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Glyph block
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Each of these blocks bears three to five signs that, together, convey words or phrases. Maya writing combined syllables and logograms—signs that carry meaningful linguistic units or morphemes. Though their delineation varied, they were often shaped as the heads of humans, animals, or deities. Respectively, this block spells the phrase unah tal . . . (his first . . . [undeciphered]).
Glifo
Templo XVIII, Palenque, Chiapas, México
Siglo VII al VIII
Estuco
La escritura maya combinaba sílabas y logogramas –signos que contienen unidades lingüísticas significativas o morfemas–. Aunque los trazos varían, a menudo tienen forma de cabezas humanas, de animales o de deidades. Cada uno de estos bloques contiene tres o cuatro signos que en conjunto forman palabras o frases; en este se lee, respectivamente, unah tal… (su primer… [indescifrable]).
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