✦ Maya Oxlahun (✦ The 13 Tzolk'in Numbers (Sacred Tones)) ✦

✦ The 13 Tzolk'in Numbers (Sacred Tones)

The 13 tones describe the energetic frequency and creative intention of the 13-day trecena.

✦ Maya Tzolk'in Tradition ✦

5-Tier Epistemological Truth Standard

Explore the primary artifacts, peer-reviewed monographs, astronomical ephemerides, and living tradition ethnography behind this page.

Methodology Version: 2026.W05 Last Verified: September 2026
Tier A

Calculated Astronomical Fact

Deterministic conversion arithmetic conditional on the GMT 584283 correlation model linking the 260-day Tzolk'in and 365-day Haab' to Julian Day Numbers (JDN).

Tier B

Primary Historical Evidence

  • Dresden Codex Venus Table (pp. 24, 46–50)
  • Quiriguá Stela C Long Count cosmogonic inscription (13.0.0.0.0 4 Ajaw 8 Kumk'u)
  • Copán Altar Q dynastic succession monument
Tier C

Scholarly Academic Interpretation

Goodman-Martínez-Thompson (GMT 584283) correlation model supported by academic consensus; Kennett et al. (2013) radiocarbon wiggle-matching strongly supporting the GMT correlation within confidence intervals.

Tier D

Living Indigenous Tradition

Active Living Tradition: Maintained through continuous communal cultural lineage and living practice.

Living ritual daykeeping actively practiced by contemporary Highland Guatemala K'iche' daykeepers (Ajq'ijab'), ethnographically documented by Barbara Tedlock (1982/1992).

Tier E

Modern OmniZodiac Interpretation

Qualitative day-sign personal reflection archetypes, trecena guidance, and introspective calendar mindfulness.