Umbhalo wokuqala owaziwayo owatholakala ekubhaleni kwesiMaya uhlehlela emuva cishe kuma-250 BC, kodwa lesi script kukholakala ukuthi sakhiwe ngaphambili. AmaMaya ayaziwa ngesiko lawo eliyinkimbinkimbi, elihlanganisa imibhalo eminingi ebhalwe phansi.

Ama-hieroglyphs amaMeya ayeqoshwe ematsheni noma emathanjeni, aze apendwe ezitsheni zobumba noma abhalwe ezincwadini. Izindikimba ezimbili eziyinhloko zemibhalo yabo kwakuyimibono yezinkanyezi neyenkolo.

Nawa ama-logogram amakhulu asetshenziswa impucuko yamaMeya ukuveza amagama nemibono.

Kunezimpawu eziningi zasendulo zamaMayan, ezinye ezidume kakhulu esizengeze ngezansi.

Ubucwebe obuhlobene neMayan Ababhali bomculi nguDavid Weitzman kanye Ka Gold Jewelry I-Pendant Hunab Ku Imbali Yokuphila Ukusungula komuntu siqu Mayelana nomculi UDavide wanikela iminyaka eminingi ekufuneni ulwazi olungcwele. Unolwazi olubanzi lweKabbalah, i-geometry engcwele, ukuhlakanipha kwamaMaya, ukuhlakanipha kwaseGibhithe, isiko lamaJuda, ubuBuddha baseTibetan neminye imibono engcwele. Ngo-1998 uDavid waqala ngokwenza i-pendant ye-Merkaba. Izikhukhula zezimpendulo ezivela kubantu abamtshela ngezinguquko ezinkulu ezimpilweni zabo zamshukumisela ukuba aqhubeke nokudala nokusabalalisa lezi zimpawu emhlabeni jikelele.
Nazi izimpawu zasendulo zamaMaya zezinombolo 1 kuya ku-10.
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Kwabo	Okuthathu
Abane	Ezinhlanu
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Isishiyagalombili	Isishiyagalolunye
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Izinombolo zamaMaya zaziyisistimu yezinombolo zedesimali (isisekelo samashumi amabili) esasetshenziswa impucuko yamaMaya yangaphambi kweColumbian.

Izinombolo zinezinhlamvu ezintathu: uziro (omise okwegobolondo), eyodwa (ichashazi) kanye nezinhlanu (umugqa). Isibonelo, ishumi nesishiyagalolunye (19) libhalwe ngamachashazi amane kumugqa ovundlile ngaphezu kwemigqa emithathu evundlile omunye phezu komunye.

Nali itafula lezibalo zamaMayan.

I-Haab kwakuyikhalenda lelanga lamaMayan elinezinyanga eziyishumi nesishiyagalombili zezinsuku ezingamashumi amabili lilinye, kanye nenkathi yezinsuku ezinhlanu (“izinsuku ezingashiwongo”) ekupheleni konyaka elaziwa ngokuthi Wayeb (noma Wayeb, ngesipelingi sekhulu le-16).

Usuku ngalunye ekhalendeni likaHaab lukhonjiswa ngenani losuku enyangeni, lilandelwa igama lenyanga. Izinombolo zosuku ziqale nge-glyph ehunyushwe ngokuthi "indawo" yenyanga eqanjwe igama, evame ukubhekwa njengosuku olungu-0 lwaleyo nyanga, nakuba idlanzana lilubheka njengosuku lwama-20 lwenyanga eyandulela inyanga eshiwo. Odabeni lwakamuva, indlunkulu ye-Pop iku-Yeb 'day 5. Kwabaningi, usuku lokuqala lonyaka bekungu-0 Pop (indawo ye-Pop). Kwabe sekufika i-Pop engu-1, i-Pop engu-2 ukuya ku-Pop engu-19, kwase kuba ngu-0 Wo,

Uhlelo lwe-Tzolkin noma uhlelo lwe-Haab aluzange lubale iminyaka. Inhlanganisela yedethi ye-Tzolkin kanye nedethi ye-Haab beyanele ukuhlonza idethi eyanelisa abantu abaningi, njengoba inhlanganisela enjalo ayizange iphinde ivele eminyakeni engu-52 eyalandela, ngaphezu kwesikhathi esiphelele sokuphila.

Njengoba amakhalenda womabili ayesekelwe ezinsukwini ezingama-260 nezingama-365, ngokulandelana, wonke umjikelezo wawuziphinda njalo ngemva kweminyaka engama-haab engama-52. Lesi sikhathi saziwa ngokuthi i-akhawunti yekhalenda. Ukuphela kokubalwa kweKhalenda kwaba isikhathi sokudideka nesiphazamiso kumaMaya njengoba ayelindele ukubona ukuthi onkulunkulu babezowanika yini omunye umjikelezo weminyaka engu-52.

Nali ikhalenda likaHaab (izinsuku ezingama-365).

Kuyi-almanac engcwele yama-Mayan yezinsuku ezingama-260.

Ikhalenda le-Mesoamerican Long Count liyidesimali engaphindi (isisekelo esingu-20) kanye nekhalenda eliyisisekelo le-18 elasetshenziswa amasiko amaningana aseMesoamerican angaphambi kweColumbian, ikakhulukazi amaMaya. Ngenxa yalesi sizathu, ngezinye izikhathi kubizwa ngokuthi ikhalenda le-Mayan ende yokubala. Isebenzisa inombolo yedesimali eshintshiwe, ikhalenda yokubala i-Long Count inquma usuku ngokubala inani lezinsuku kusukela osukwini lokudalwa kwenganekwane, oluqondana no-August 11, 3114 BC. ngokwekhalenda likaGregory.

Ikhalenda elithi Long Count lalisetshenziswa kakhulu ezikhumbuzo.

Nali Ikhalenda Le-Mayan Long Count kanye nezimpawu zalo.

Lezi izimpawu eziyinhloko zamaMayan esizitholile kuze kube manje. Uma ezinye izimpawu zamaMaya zitholakala futhi zibhalwe phansi, sizozifaka kulesi sigaba sezimpawu zasendulo zamaMaya.