Long Count
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The Long Count is an ancient Mesoamerican calendar system, most notably used by the Maya, that tracks days in a linear count from a mythological starting point to record historical and astronomical events.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Long Count canonical | 2 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mesoamerican calendar
ⓘ
calendar system ⓘ |
| 2012CycleDate | 13.0.0.0.0 ⓘ |
| 2012CycleDateCorrelation | December 21, 2012 (GMT correlation) ⓘ |
| cycleInterpretationByScholars | completion of a bʼakʼtun cycle rather than an apocalypse ⓘ |
| definesBʼakʼtun | 20 kʼatun (144,000 days) ⓘ |
| definesKʼatun | 20 tun (7,200 days) ⓘ |
| definesKʼin | 1 day ⓘ |
| definesTun | 18 winal (360 days) ⓘ |
| definesWinal | 20 kʼin (20 days) ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Long Count calendar
ⓘ
Maya Long Count NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic | linear day count ⓘ |
| hasCorrelationConstant | Goodman–Martínez–Thompson correlation (GMT) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMisinterpretation | 2012 doomsday prediction ⓘ |
| hasMythologicalStartDate | 13.0.0.0.0 4 Ajaw 8 Kumkʼu ⓘ |
| hasMythologicalStartDateCorrelation |
August 11, 3114 BCE (proleptic Gregorian, GMT correlation)
ⓘ
September 6, 3114 BCE (proleptic Julian, GMT correlation) ⓘ |
| hasPurpose |
dating inscriptions on monuments
ⓘ
recording astronomical events ⓘ recording historical events ⓘ |
| includesTimeUnit |
bʼakʼtun
ⓘ
kʼatun ⓘ kʼin ⓘ tun ⓘ winal ⓘ |
| influenced | modern reconstructions of Maya history ⓘ |
| isAssociatedWith |
Maya Creation myth
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Maya astronomy ⓘ Mesoamerican cosmology ⓘ |
| isCoordinatedWith |
Haabʼ calendar
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tzolkʼin calendar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isRecordedOn |
codices
ⓘ
lintels ⓘ stelae ⓘ stone monuments ⓘ |
| notationExample | bʼakʼtun.kʼatun.tun.winal.kʼin ⓘ |
| representsNumbersWith |
dots and bars
ⓘ
shell symbol for zero ⓘ |
| tracks | days ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Maya civilization
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Olmec civilization NERFINISHED ⓘ other Mesoamerican cultures ⓘ |
| usesNumeralSystem |
Maya numerals
NERFINISHED
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modified base-20 ⓘ positional notation ⓘ vigesimal ⓘ |
| wasCentralTo | Classic Maya historical chronology NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wasUsedDuring |
Classic period of Mesoamerica
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ⓘ
Preclassic period of Mesoamerica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.