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| The source for these translations, which is now lost, was a hieroglyphic book, alternatively titled "Council Book" or "Mayan Book of the Dawn of Life" (Tedlock). The latter title emphasizes its status as a creation text. The text's origin was oral performance (see American Historical Society). It was first written in alphabetic writing by unamed Quiche', who had learned alphabetic writing from the Spanish; this version was a kind of phonetic Mayan. It was later translated into Spanish by a priest in 1701. There may also have been a hieroglyphic source, and there is some sense that hieroglyphic books may have been read in a performative way. | The source for these translations, which is now lost, was a hieroglyphic book, alternatively titled "Council Book" or "Mayan Book of the Dawn of Life" (Tedlock). The latter title emphasizes its status as a creation text. The text's origin was oral performance (see American Historical Society). It was first written in alphabetic writing by unamed Quiche', who had learned alphabetic writing from the Spanish; this version was a kind of phonetic Mayan. It was later translated into Spanish by a priest in 1701. There may also have been a hieroglyphic source, and there is some sense that hieroglyphic books may have been read in a performative way. |
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| There are several translations available in English. Here is the passage with which this Alcheringa selection begins, as translated by Dennis Tedlock in 1996: | There are several translations available in English. Here is the passage with which this //Alcheringa// selection begins, as translated by Dennis Tedlock in 1996: |
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