Show De Luz y Sonido Uxmal, Yucatán. Maya Pyramids - Uxmal - MayaJourney.com. Maya script. An inscription in Maya glyphs from the site of Naranjo, relating to the reign of king Itzamnaaj K'awil, 784-810 Maya writing used logograms complemented by a set of syllabic glyphs, somewhat similar in function to modern Japanese writing.
Mayan writing was called "hieroglyphics" or hieroglyphs by early European explorers of the 18th and 19th centuries who did not understand it but found its general appearance reminiscent of Egyptian hieroglyphs, to which the Mayan writing system is not at all related. Although modern Mayan languages use the Latin alphabet as standard, Mayan writing has received official support and promotion by the Mexican government and is taught in universities and public schools in several Mayan speaking areas. [citation needed] Languages[edit] Maya hieroglyphs.
Dr. Mark Van Stone - How Maya Hieroglyphs are written - Demonstration. Hieroglyphic staircase. Cracking the Mayan Code PBS Nova.