Classic Maya Hieroglyphic Texts and Monumental Inscriptions (c. 250–900 CE)

1. Classic period defined by dated Maya monuments

   Jan 1, 250Labels: Classic period, Lowlands

   • UCSB Mesoamerican Center
   • Britannica

2. Tikal Stela 29 records a key early Long Count date

   Jan 1, 292Labels: Tikal, Stela 29

   • Met Museum
   • Penn Museum

3. Siyaj Kʼakʼ arrives at Tikal in the “Entrada”

   Jan 16, 378Labels: Siyaj K, Tikal

   • Mesoweb PARI
   • MesoWeb Dates

4. Pakal is buried in Palenque’s Temple of the Inscriptions

   Aug 1, 683Labels: Palenque, Pakal

   • Pakal Bio
   • Temple Info

5. Quiriguá asserts independence from Copán

   Jan 1, 734Labels: Quirigu, K ak

   • Uaxaclajuun
   • War Summary

6. Quiriguá captures and executes Copán’s king

   May 3, 738Labels: Quirigu, Cop n

   • Uaxaclajuun
   • War Summary

7. Copán expands the Hieroglyphic Stairway’s dynastic narrative

   Jan 1, 756Labels: Cop n, Hieroglyphic Stairway

   • Peabody Harvard
   • Cop n Stairway

8. Quiriguá dedicates the towering Stela E

   Jan 24, 771Labels: Quirigu, Stela E

   • Quirigu

9. Bonampak murals pair painting with dated hieroglyphic text

   Jan 1, 790Labels: Bonampak, Murals

   • Britannica
   • Bonampak Murals

10. Seibal’s Terminal Classic stelae show hybrid styles

    Jan 1, 849Labels: Seibal

    • Seibal
    • Wat ul Chatel

11. Tikal’s last dated monument is erected

    Aug 15, 869Labels: Tikal, Stela 11

    • Tikal Stelae
    • Met Museum

12. Classic Maya collapse reduces monumental inscriptions

    Jan 1, 900Labels: Classic collapse, Southern lowlands

    • Collapse
    • UCSB Center