Word origin · etymology
Cultural designation with two Mayan-language names.
Tzolk’in is the Yucatec calendar-name and Chol Q’ij the K’iche’ name. Maya is the broader cultural label, not the language of one shared spelling.
How we know · epistemology
System-specific sources and conventions
This entry covers Maya Tzolk’in / Chol Q’ij. Its cited texts document the methods or teachings being compared; any computed result depends on the stated inputs and rules. Historical attestation and reproducible arithmetic do not by themselves test a personal interpretation.
The Calendar System — Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian ↗2012: Science and Prophecy of the Ancient Maya, Part 4 — Mark Van Stone / FAMSI ↗
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