The ancient Maya liked to name things, and they liked to tell the world who owned these things.
The existence of Mayan proper names is illustrated, for example, by names for Maya Rulers of Copán [2,3], place names introduced by ut-i [1], and the owner's name carved into a Late Classic vase depicting scenes of assembling gods and acts of creation (page 221 in [1]) .
Keywords: archaeology, epigraphy, name-tagging, toponyms, patron's name, nomenclature.
References and more to explore
[1] Michael D. Coe: Breaking the Maya Code. Thames & Hudson, New York, Revised Edition 1999; pages 221, 245 and 253-255.
[2] Günther Eichhorn: Maya Rulers of Copán. Travel pictures from Honduras [gei.aerobaticsweb.org/honduras_rulers.html].
[3] Altar Q [users.misericordia.edu//davies/maya/altarq.htm].
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