Project Gutenberg 2011-12-20 Public domain in the USA. 151 Brinton, Daniel G. (Daniel Garrison) 1837 1899 Brinton, D. G. (Daniel Garrison) Brinton, Daniel Garrison 24028410 The Ancient Phonetic Alphabet of Yucatan Produced by Julia Miller and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "The Ancient Phonetic Alphabet of Yucatan" by Daniel G. Brinton, M.D., is a scholarly work published in the late 19th century. This scientific publication delves into the phonetic writing system of the ancient Maya civilization, revealing the complexities and methodologies employed in their written language. The author aims to shed light on an aspect of American archaeology that was relatively unknown at the time, promising to enhance our understanding of the indigenous cultures of Mesoamerica. In the book, Brinton surveys the findings of Diego de Landa, a 16th-century Spanish bishop who documented the phonetic alphabet used by the Maya. He discusses the characters and symbols that were used to convey meaning and how they relate to both the natural world and the grammatical structure of the Maya language. The work emphasizes the distinction between pictorial writing and true phonetics, exploring the obstacles in interpreting ancient inscriptions and manuscripts due to the limited existing materials and the complexities of the language. Through this overview, Brinton makes a case for the rich intellectual tradition of the Maya and encourages further scholarly investigation into the deciphering of their ancient texts. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 56.0 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Mayan languages -- Writing PM Text Category: History - Ancient Category: Archaeology & Anthropology Category: Language & Communication 49593 2025-08-15T13:05:42.367740 text/html 45984 2021-01-08T08:43:30 text/html 223244 2025-08-15T13:05:47.612751 application/epub+zip 221849 2025-08-15T13:05:45.297739 application/epub+zip 90028 2025-08-15T13:05:44.149737 application/epub+zip 349003 2025-08-15T13:05:49.292706 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 331835 2025-08-15T13:05:46.896758 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 184255 2022-09-17T13:28:23.829819 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 39879 2025-08-15T13:05:42.060719 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 39746 2021-01-08T08:43:30 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 39738 2021-01-08T08:43:30 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20627 2025-08-15T13:05:49.445695 application/rdf+xml 15980 2025-08-15T13:05:44.649728 image/jpeg 3704 2025-08-15T13:05:44.399753 image/jpeg 15254 2021-01-08T08:43:30 application/octet-stream application/zip 133554 2021-01-08T08:43:30 application/octet-stream application/zip 15208 2021-01-08T08:43:30 application/octet-stream application/zip 210829 2025-08-15T13:05:42.392750 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia