The Cuceb of Chilam Balam Books: Difrasismos and Intertextuality

Péter  Bíró

doi:10.19130/iifl.ecm/61.002X4856001SM6

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Publicado: abr 21, 2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.19130/iifl.ecm/61.002X4856001SM6

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Época Colonial norte de Yucatán Libros de Chilam Balam difrasismos intertextualidad

Péter Bíró

Independent Philologist

Resumen

The Cuceb is one of the most mysterious texts in the Books of Chilam Balam written during the early Colonial Period. Previous scholars have commented that it recounts a fictitious katun and contains events from different epochs ranging from the 13th to the 17th centuries. The text itself incorporates allusions of historical and mythological stories with origins from the Postclassic and Classic Periods. In this paper I will examine some expressions and key parts of the Cuceb. I propose that these passages interconnect with other texts in the Books of Chilam Balam and Paris codex, which together point to the collapse of Mayapan, the last capital of the Northern Yucatan.

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Bíró, P. . (2023). The Cuceb of Chilam Balam Books: Difrasismos and Intertextuality. Estudios De Cultura Maya, 61, 169-191. https://doi.org/10.19130/iifl.ecm/61.002X4856001SM6

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Péter Bíró, Independent Philologist

Hungarian. BA in History from the University of Szeged, Hungary, MA in Estudios Mesoamericanos de la Facultad de Filosofía y Letras de la Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, PhD in Archaeology at the University of La Trobe in Australia. He worked as a researcher at the University of Bonn and is now an independent researcher, specialized in epigraphy and history of the Maya civilization. He is currently developing research projects focused on the history of Chichen Itza, the epigraphy and art of Copan and the ethnogenesis of the Itzas. Among his most recent publications are “Los rituales de entronización de los príncipes ‘Turbante de Serpiente’ from Chichén Itzá y Hunac Ceel de Mayapán”, “La inscripción de los murales de 96 glifos de Ek Balam en reflejar el texto de murales de Xultun”, “La casa real de Kokom: una Historia de Yucatán” and “Short Note on Winte’ Nah as House of Darts”.

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