Mesoamerican Architecture and Texts
Palenque | Classic Maya Carved Panel | Classic Maya Carved Triptych Panel | Me llamo Rigoberta Menchu by Elisabeth Borgos | Quirigua Stela C | Tikal | Popol Vuh | Tzotzil Maya Texts
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San Lorenzo Tenochtitlán |
“Mirror symmetry is characteristic” (Coe, Mexico, 4th ed., 66); cf. the ceremonial cluster at La Venta (Coe, Mexico, 4th ed., 71 fig. 43; Malmström, Cycles of the Sun, 81-82). |
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La Venta |
“...carefully planned symmetry around a central axis” (Malmström, Cycles of the Sun, 81; cf. 82, “the Olmec propensity for order and symmetry”; Coe, Mexico, 4th ed., 71 fig. 43). |
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Izapa Stela 5 |
Joseph Allen, visual chiasm; Clark objects that it is “mirror imagery” or “bilateral symmetry” (FARMS Review, 16/2:42-43), thus missing the forest for the trees. |
Palenque
table of 96 glyphs
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L1-K4, Second Episode |
R. De Long, “Chiasmus in Mesoamerican Writing”; Josserand Sixth Palenque Round Table, 27; 1st Katun anniversary of Lord Kuk II (last sentence at 9.17.13.0.7); ABBA; R. Smith JBMS 16/2:70. |
carved panel from Palenque, Classic Maya
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Joseph Allen, visual chiasm; Clark objects that it is “mirror imagery” or “bilateral symmetry” (FARMS Review, 16/2:42-43). |
carved triptych panels (tablets) of Funerary Temples of Pacal, Palenque, Classic Maya
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Cross (North) |
cf Josserand & Hopkins Maya Cosmology 4,7; triptych; visual chiasm; R. Smith JBMS 16/2:70,73 (drawing). |
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Sun (West) |
cf Josserand & Hopkins Maya Cosmology 4,11; triptych; visual chiasm; R. Smith JBMS 16/2:70. |
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Foliated Cross (East) |
cf Josserand & Hopkins Maya Cosmology 4,15; triptych; visual chiasm; R. Smith JBMS 16/2:70,72 (drawing). |
Me llamo Rigoberta Menchu Title of book by Elisabeth Borgos, compares Mayan verses with
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y asi me nacio la conciencia |
1 Nephi 1:1-3; correspondence of Joyce Beck with John W. Welch, 8-1-2002, BYU special collections, box 1, folder 1. |
Quirigua Stela C (Monument 3)
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East Side, B5-15 |
Josserand & Hopkins Maya Cosmology 19, 22 (CR to end); abcccba; “nested couplets or chiasmic structure”; R. Smith JBMS 16/2:69-71 (drawing, photo, illustration, and discussion). |
Tikal
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Annals of the Cakchiquels |
Christenson, “Chiasmus in Mesoamerican Texts” 234-235; seven-element chiasm, with two subordinate chiasms inside (Brinton, 75-77). |
Popol Vuh (Quiche Maya)
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7-10 |
Christenson Popol Vuh 137; ABBA |
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32-35 |
Christenson Popol Vuh 15-16, 138; Christenson Popol Vuh/Sacred 37-40 n. 25 (citing Edmonson Book of Counsel 5 n. 35); ABBA; cf. lines 538-541. |
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46-49 |
Christenson Popol Vuh 138; ABBA. |
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50-57 |
Christenson Popol Vuh 138. |
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97-275 |
Christenson Popol Vuh 16-17; Christenson, “Chiasmus in Mesoamerican Texts,” 234-235; (citing Edmonson Book of Counsel 9-13); Sorenson Images 177; Creation. |
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124-127 |
Christenson Popol Vuh 140; ABBA. |
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128-133 |
Christenson Popol Vuh 141; ABCCBA. |
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162-165 |
Christenson Popol Vuh 141; ABBA. |
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202-205 |
Christenson Popol Vuh 142; ABBA. |
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220-225 |
Christenson Popol Vuh 143; ABCCBA. |
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226-229 |
Christenson Popol Vuh 143; ABBA. |
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234-237 |
Christenson Popol Vuh 143; ABBA. |
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240-243 |
Christenson Popol Vuh 143; ABBA. |
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254-263 |
Christenson Popol Vuh 144; ABCDEEDCBA. |
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268-271 |
Christenson Popol Vuh 144; ABBA. |
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275-276 ∥432-433 |
Christenson Popol Vuh/Sacred 37-40 n. 25. |
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335-338 |
Christenson Popol Vuh 146; ABBA. |
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396-399 |
Christenson Popol Vuh 148; ABBA. |
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414-417 |
Christenson Popol Vuh 148; ABBA. |
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444-457 |
Christenson Popol Vuh 149. |
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470-473 |
Christenson Popol Vuh 150; ABBA. |
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504-507 |
Christenson Popol Vuh 150; ABBA. |
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526-529 |
Christenson Popol Vuh 151; ABBA. |
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538-541 |
Christenson Popol Vuh 151; Christenson Popol Vuh/Sacred 37-40 (n. 25); ABBA; cf. lines 32-35. |
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652-656 |
Christenson Popol Vuh 154; ABBA. |
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680-683 |
Christenson Popol Vuh 155; ABBA. |
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694-697 |
Christenson Popol Vuh 155; ABBA. |
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904-912 |
Christenson Popol Vuh 161. |
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913-916 |
Christenson Popol Vuh 161; ABBA. |
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927-934 |
Christenson Popol Vuh 162. |
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949-961 |
Christenson Popol Vuh 162. |
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990-993 |
Christenson Popol Vuh 163; ABBA. |
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1030-1033 |
Christenson Popol Vuh 164; ABBA. |
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1038-1043 |
Christenson Popol Vuh 165; ABCCBA. |
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1046-1049 |
Christenson Popol Vuh 165; ABBA. |
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1050-1053 |
Christenson Popol Vuh 165; ABBA. |
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1058-1063 |
Christenson Popol Vuh 165; ABCCBA. |
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1082-1090 |
Christenson Popol Vuh 166. |
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1117-1123 |
Christenson Popol Vuh 167; ABCCCBA. |
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1198-1203 |
Christenson Popol Vuh 169; ABCCBA. |
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1306-1310 |
Christenson Popol Vuh 172; ABBBA. |
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1345-1348 |
Christenson Popol Vuh 173; ABBA. |
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1490-1493 |
Christenson Popol Vuh 176; ABBA. |
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1572-1575 |
Christenson Popol Vuh 178; ABBA. |
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1610-1613 |
Christenson Popol Vuh 179; ABBA. |
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1638-1649 |
Christenson Popol Vuh 180. |
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1703-1706 |
Christenson Popol Vuh 182; ABBA. |
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1753-1756 |
Christenson Popol Vuh 183; ABBA. |
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1792-1796 |
Christenson Popol Vuh 184; ABBBA. |
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1809-1812 |
Christenson Popol Vuh 185. |
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1901-1910 |
Christenson Popol Vuh 187. |
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1995-1998 |
Christenson Popol Vuh 189; ABBA. |
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2011-2014 |
Christenson Popol Vuh 190; ABBA. |
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2069-2072 |
Christenson Popol Vuh 191; ABBA. |
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2073-2078 |
Christenson Popol Vuh 191; ABCCBA. |
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2079-2082 |
Christenson Popol Vuh 191; ABBA. |
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2083-2088 |
Christenson Popol Vuh 191; ABCBCA. |
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2189-2192 |
Christenson Popol Vuh 194; ABBA. |
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2227-2232 |
Christenson Popol Vuh 195; ABCCBA. |
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2239-2243 |
Christenson Popol Vuh 195; ABBAA. |
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2269-2272 |
Christenson Popol Vuh 196; ABBA. |
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2368-2371 |
Christenson Popol Vuh 199; ABBA. |
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2394-2399 |
Christenson Popol Vuh 199; ABCCBA. |
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2428-2432 |
Christenson Popol Vuh 200; ABBBA. |
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2433-2436 |
Christenson Popol Vuh 200: ABBA. |
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2459-2462 |
Christenson Popol Vuh 201; ABBA. |
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2463-2466 |
Christenson Popol Vuh 201; ABBA. |
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2449-2452 |
Christenson Popol Vuh 201; ABBA. |
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2639-2642 |
Christenson Popol Vuh 206; ABBA. |
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2667-2672 |
Christenson Popol Vuh 207; ABCCBA. |
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2709-2714 |
Christenson Popol Vuh 208; ABCCBA. |
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2781-2788 |
Christenson Popol Vuh 210. |
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2789-2796 |
Christenson Popol Vuh 210. |
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2817-2820 |
Christenson Popol Vuh 210; ABBA. |
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2841-2844 |
Christenson Popol Vuh 211; ABBA. |
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2859-2862 |
Christenson Popol Vuh 211; ABBA. |
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2871-2874 |
Christenson Popol Vuh 212; ABBA. |
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2881-2886 |
Christenson Popol Vuh 212; ABCCAB. |
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2893-2896 |
Christenson Popol Vuh 212; ABBA. |
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2897-2900 |
Christenson Popol Vuh 212; ABBA. |
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2901-2914 |
Christenson Popol Vuh 213. |
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2915-2918 |
Christenson Popol Vuh 213; ABBA. |
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2945-2948 |
Christenson Popol Vuh 214; ABBA. |
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2953-2956 |
Christenson Popol Vuh 214; ABBA. |
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2977-2984 |
Christenson Popol Vuh 214; ABCDDCBA. |
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2999-3002 |
Christenson Popol Vuh 215; ABBA. |
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3015-3018 |
Christenson Popol Vuh 215; ABBA. |
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3046-3050 |
Christenson Popol Vuh 216; ABCBA; “at middle.” |
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3131-3137 |
Christenson Popol Vuh 218; ABCDCBA.? |
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3163-3166 |
Christenson Popol Vuh 219; ABBA. |
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3276-3281 |
Christenson Popol Vuh 222; ABCCBA.? |
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3300-3303 |
Christenson Popol Vuh 223; ABBA. |
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3335-3339 |
Christenson Popol Vuh 224; ABBBA. |
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3420-3426 |
Christenson Popol Vuh 226.? |
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3546-3551 |
Christenson Popol Vuh 229; ABCCBA. |
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3556-3561 |
Christenson Popol Vuh 229; ABCCBA. |
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3588-3591 |
Christenson Popol Vuh 230; ABBA. |
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3610-3613 |
Christenson Popol Vuh 231; ABBA. |
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3756-3759 |
Christenson Popol Vuh 234; ABBA. |
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3752-3755 |
Christenson Popol Vuh 234; ABBA. |
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3764-3767 |
Christenson Popol Vuh 235; ABBA. |
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3770-3773 |
Christenson Popol Vuh 235; ABBA. |
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3848-3855 |
Christenson Popol Vuh 237; ABCCCCBA. |
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3868-3878 |
Christenson Popol Vuh 237. |
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3860-3863 |
Christenson Popol Vuh 237; ABBA. |
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3939-3942 |
Christenson Popol Vuh 239; ABBA. |
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3971-3974 |
Christenson Popol Vuh 240; ABBA. |
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3995-3998 |
Christenson Popol Vuh 240; ABBA. |
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3999-4002 |
Christenson Popol Vuh 241; ABBA. |
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4003-4008 |
Christenson Popol Vuh 241; ABCCAB. |
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4071-4076 |
Christenson Popol Vuh 243; ABCCBA. |
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4143-4146 |
Christenson Popol Vuh 244; ABBA. |
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4163-4168 |
Christenson Popol Vuh 245; ABCCBA. |
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4183-4186 |
Christenson Popol Vuh 245; ABBA.? |
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4199-4204 |
Christenson Popol Vuh 246; ABCCAB. |
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4261-4275 |
Christenson Popol Vuh 248. |
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4276-4279 |
Christenson Popol Vuh 248; ABBA. |
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4280-4283 |
Christenson Popol Vuh 248; ABBA. |
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4284-4289 |
Christenson Popol Vuh 248; ABCCBA. |
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4502-4505 |
Christenson Popol Vuh 254; ABBA. |
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4566-4569 |
Christenson Popol Vuh 255; ABBA. |
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4596-4601 |
Christenson Popol Vuh 256; ABCCBA. |
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4640-4643 |
Christenson Popol Vuh 257; ABBA. |
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4730-4733 |
Christenson Popol Vuh 260; ABBA. |
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4779-4782 |
Christenson Popol Vuh 261; ABBA. |
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4879-4882 |
Christenson Popol Vuh 264; ABBA. |
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4883-4886 |
Christenson Popol Vuh 264; ABBA. |
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4945-4953 |
Christenson Popol Vuh 18, 265; AABBCBBAA, or ABCCDCCAB. |
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5042-5050 |
Christenson Popol Vuh 268; ABCDDCBBA. |
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5103-5106 |
Christenson Popol Vuh 269; ABBA. |
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5107-5110 |
Christenson Popol Vuh/Sacred 37-40 n. 25. |
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5147-5148 ∥5157-5158 |
Christenson Popol Vuh/Sacred 37-40 n. 25. |
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5167-5176 |
Christenson Popol Vuh 16, 271; ABCDEEDCBA. |
Tzotzil Maya Texts
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42.1-5 |
Laughlin Great Tzotzil Dictionary of San Lorenzo-Zinacantán 19; chiasm with reversal of set A- and B-word and phrase pairs. |
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text |
E. Vogt Tortillas for the Gods 38-42. |