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Archive for January, 2008

Copan’s Playful Infixes

Infixation is a common graphic principle of the Maya script, involving the size reduction of one sign or glyph and its insertion (infixation) within the space of another sign. For example, the title Ik’(a’) Ajaw, “the Ik’(a’) Lord,” is usually spelled with the two sequential signs IK’ and AJAW, but at least one example [...]

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