Literary notes about Glyph (AI summary)
In literature, the term "glyph" functions as a versatile signifier that carries both aesthetic and technical roles. It is used to denote stylized symbols that mimic natural forms—such as animal features like vulture-like or lizard-like characteristics [1]—while also serving as crucial markers within calendrical or numerical sequences, as seen in references to closing signs and Secondary Series notations [2, 3]. Moreover, "glyph" captures the complex interplay between visual representation and spoken language, highlighting an arbitrarily established link between idea and inscription [4]. The detailed description and structural analysis of glyphs further underscore their importance in encoding layered meanings, from numerical organization to religious iconography [5].
- The Tun period glyph shows vulture-like characteristics and the Uinal period glyph certainly resembles the lizard.
— from Animal Figures in the Maya Codices by Alfred M. (Alfred Marston) Tozzer - Passing over 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, and 14, we reach in 15 the closing glyph of the Supplementary Series, and in 16 probably, the month glyph.
— from An Introduction to the Study of the Maya Hieroglyphs by Sylvanus Griswold Morley - In glyph 6a is recorded 5 katuns and in glyph 7 the date 7 Ahau 18 Zip , in other words, a Secondary Series.
— from An Introduction to the Study of the Maya Hieroglyphs by Sylvanus Griswold Morley - The relation of spoken sound to glyph is wholly adventitious; the relation of the idea to the spelled word is equally adventitious.
— from Commentary Upon the Maya-Tzental Perez Codexwith a Concluding Note Upon the Linguistic Problem of the Maya Glyphs by William Gates - A classified list shows 28 compounds of this glyph, 20 of these showing the subfix, and combined with a face or other prefix.
— from Commentary Upon the Maya-Tzental Perez Codexwith a Concluding Note Upon the Linguistic Problem of the Maya Glyphs by William Gates
