The book of Chilam Balam of Chumayel /
| Uniform Title: | Chilam Balam de Chumayel (Manuscript) |
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| Other Authors: | , |
| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English Mayan languages |
| Published: |
[Washington] :
Carnegie Institution of Washington,
1933.
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| Item Description: | The original Maya text followed by the English translation. "We know from internal evidence that the [book of] Chilam Balam of Chumayel was compiled by Don Juan Josef Hoil of that town, as we find his name signed to a notation written in the same hand as the rest of the book and dated 1782." --introduction, page 7. The work also contains passages which were evidently written, or inspired, by the Spanish missionaries. |
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| Physical Description: | viii, 229 pages : illustrations, 1 folded map in back ; 30 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Bibliography: pages 207-214. |