← Back to library
Maya Day Ben
CulturalSeedmaya
Construction note
A simplified geometric impression of a Maya Tzolk'in day-sign glyph.
About this symbol
- Meaning
- The reed; the growing maize, authority.
- Culture / origin
- Maya civilisation (Mesoamerica)
- Era
- Pre-Classic onward (from c. 500 BCE)
- Historical context
- Each of the 20 day-signs combines with the numbers 1–13 to form the 260-day Tzolk'in ritual calendar.
Living and historical Maya calendrical tradition; present it with respect.
Tags
mayamesoamericantzolkincalendarday-sign
SVG source
<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 24 24" width="24" height="24"><g fill="none" stroke="#6b3a2a" stroke-width="1.6" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round"><path d="M9 20 V5 M15 20 V5 M9 8 H15 M9 12 H15 M9 16 H15 M7 5 H11 M13 5 H17"></path></g></svg>