Motif
Calendar-cycle chronology
calendar_cycle_chronology
A motif of the Sacred Time and Ritual Cycle family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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maya
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The Maya Chronicles FOOTNOTES: / DICCIONARIO DE MOTUL, MS., 1590. / THE CHRONICLES. / THE CHRONICLES.; lines 1967-2088 confidence: high
The editor says all five versions agree tolerably in length of time; the total from the earliest date to Spanish settlement is 71 katuns, equaling either 1420 or 1704 years depending on the katun length.
The passage organizes historical memory through katuns, 71-katun spans, and larger great cycles whose distinction affects dating.
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