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Erik Velásquez of the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. To read the complete story written on the stela, click on the link at the bottom of the interactive. Instructions for Interactive: Click on the individual glyphs in the Stela C representation to learn more. Then, they translate the text to English and other languages. Epigraphers or experts who decipher the meaning of Maya glyphs first transcribe the Maya text, writing the sounds as they would be heard by a Maya speaker. It is logographic (i.e., uses a letter, symbol, or sign to represent an entire word), having signs. They understand how the ancient language was spoken compared to modern Maya and have. Mayan hieroglyphic writing (by 400 bce to 1600 ce) is the best known. Reviving ancient Maya Scholars and the modern Maya can now read the majority of glyphs, like these from Copan. Maya Glyphs are read in paired columns, from left to right and top to bottom. Mesoamerican Indian languages - Writing, Glyphs, Scripts: Ancient Mesoamerica had several writing systems, the only true pre-Columbian writing in the New World. This "stone tree" preserves one of the most complete narratives of the creation story of the Maya. Archaeologists have figured out what many of the symbols mean, but not all of them. Standing more than 12 feet (4 meters) high, Stela C in the ancient Maya city of Quiriguá in Guatemala is an impressive monument. Maya hieroglyphics are often referred to as 'glyphs' for short. Understanding implies engagement, respect, and appreciation of the legacy of our ancestors." Antonio Cuxil, Kaqchikel, Cultural Guide and Epigrapher Stela C of Quiriguá More and more, Maya people are interested in understanding our history that is recorded in the glyphs. " Our spoken language and our glyphs are our identity.