Books of Chilam Balam
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The Books of Chilam Balam are a series of colonial-era Maya manuscripts that blend pre-Hispanic lore, prophecy, history, and Christian influences, preserving crucial knowledge of Yucatec Maya culture and worldview.
Statements (65)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mesoamerican historical source
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Yucatec Maya literary corpus ⓘ colonial-era Maya manuscripts ⓘ |
| authorship | anonymous Maya scribes ⓘ |
| contains |
Christian religious material
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Maya calendar computations ⓘ Maya prophecies ⓘ astrological prognostications ⓘ herbal remedies ⓘ local and regional histories ⓘ medical recipes ⓘ myths of creation and destruction ⓘ pre-Hispanic Maya lore ⓘ |
| documentedIn |
Chilam Balam of Chumayel (notable manuscript)
NERFINISHED
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Chilam Balam of Mani (notable manuscript) NERFINISHED ⓘ Chilam Balam of Tizimín (notable manuscript) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCulturalContext |
Spanish colonial Yucatán
NERFINISHED
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Yucatec Maya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGenre |
astrological and calendrical text
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historical text ⓘ medical and herbal treatise ⓘ mythological narrative ⓘ prophetic text ⓘ religious syncretic text ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | Yucatec Maya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Chilam Balam of Chacxulubchen
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Chilam Balam of Chan Cah NERFINISHED ⓘ Chilam Balam of Chan Cah (fragment) NERFINISHED ⓘ Chilam Balam of Chan Kom NERFINISHED ⓘ Chilam Balam of Chumayel NERFINISHED ⓘ Chilam Balam of Hocabá NERFINISHED ⓘ Chilam Balam of Hocabá-Homún NERFINISHED ⓘ Chilam Balam of Hunucmá NERFINISHED ⓘ Chilam Balam of Ixil NERFINISHED ⓘ Chilam Balam of Ixil (second manuscript) NERFINISHED ⓘ Chilam Balam of Kaua NERFINISHED ⓘ Chilam Balam of Mani NERFINISHED ⓘ Chilam Balam of Motul NERFINISHED ⓘ Chilam Balam of Mérida NERFINISHED ⓘ Chilam Balam of Nah NERFINISHED ⓘ Chilam Balam of Nunkiní NERFINISHED ⓘ Chilam Balam of Peto NERFINISHED ⓘ Chilam Balam of Sotuta NERFINISHED ⓘ Chilam Balam of Sotuta (fragment) NERFINISHED ⓘ Chilam Balam of Tekax NERFINISHED ⓘ Chilam Balam of Telchac NERFINISHED ⓘ Chilam Balam of Ticul NERFINISHED ⓘ Chilam Balam of Tihosuco NERFINISHED ⓘ Chilam Balam of Tizimín NERFINISHED ⓘ Chilam Balam of Tusik NERFINISHED ⓘ Chilam Balam of Tzucacab NERFINISHED ⓘ Chilam Balam of Valladolid NERFINISHED ⓘ Chilam Balam of Xocén NERFINISHED ⓘ Chilam Balam of Yaxcabá NERFINISHED ⓘ Chilam Balam of Yaxkukul NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasScript | Latin alphabet ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Spanish colonial Christianity
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pre-Hispanic Maya religion ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Chilam Balam, a legendary Maya prophet-priest NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Yucatán Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousCharacter | syncretic blend of Maya and Christian elements ⓘ |
| significance |
key source for reconstruction of pre-Hispanic Maya traditions
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primary written source for colonial Yucatec Maya worldview ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
17th century
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18th century ⓘ |
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