Sacred Round
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Sacred Round is the English name for the 260-day Mesoamerican ritual calendar used by the Maya and other pre-Columbian cultures for divination and ceremonial purposes.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mesoamerican ritual calendar
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calendar system ⓘ |
| associatedWithDeityType | day patrons ⓘ |
| associatedWithRegion | Mesoamerica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithReligion | Mesoamerican religion ⓘ |
| category |
Mesoamerican calendars
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Religious calendars ⓘ |
| combinedWith | Mesoamerican 365-day solar calendar ⓘ |
| cycleLengthWhenCombined |
18,980 days
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52 Haabʼ years ⓘ |
| documentedIn |
Aztec codices
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Maya codices NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formsCalendarRoundWith |
Haabʼ
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Xiuhpohualli NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
260-day calendar
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Tonalpohualli NERFINISHED ⓘ Tzolk'in NERFINISHED ⓘ Tzolkʼin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
20 day names
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numbers 1–13 ⓘ |
| hasConceptualRole |
guiding ritual specialists
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organizing sacred time ⓘ |
| hasDayCount | 260 days ⓘ |
| hasMathematicalBasis | least common multiple of 13 and 20 ⓘ |
| hasStructure | cycle of 20 named days combined with numbers 1 to 13 ⓘ |
| influencedBy | earlier Mesoamerican calendrical traditions ⓘ |
| languageOfName | English ⓘ |
| practitionerTitle | daykeeper ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Aztec calendar
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Maya calendar NERFINISHED ⓘ Mesoamerican Long Count calendar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stillUsedBy | some contemporary Maya communities ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfUse |
Classic period of Mesoamerica
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Postclassic period of Mesoamerica NERFINISHED ⓘ Preclassic period of Mesoamerica ⓘ |
| usedByCulture |
Aztec civilization
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Maya civilization NERFINISHED ⓘ Mixtec civilization NERFINISHED ⓘ Zapotec civilization NERFINISHED ⓘ other pre-Columbian Mesoamerican cultures ⓘ |
| usedFor |
astrological interpretation
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ceremonial purposes ⓘ divination ⓘ naming of days ⓘ ritual scheduling ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Aztec divinatory practices
ⓘ
Maya divinatory practices ⓘ |
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