https://github.com/drewsonne/maya-calculator
A simple text based maya calculator
https://github.com/drewsonne/maya-calculator
archaeology digital-humanities mayan-calendar mayan-language mesoamerica mesoamerican
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A simple text based maya calculator
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/drewsonne/maya-calculator
- Owner: drewsonne
- License: lgpl-2.1
- Created: 2019-08-20T19:01:36.000Z (about 6 years ago)
- Default Branch: master
- Last Pushed: 2023-01-04T09:00:41.000Z (almost 3 years ago)
- Last Synced: 2025-04-07T19:39:01.699Z (6 months ago)
- Topics: archaeology, digital-humanities, mayan-calendar, mayan-language, mesoamerica, mesoamerican
- Language: JavaScript
- Homepage: https://drewsonne.github.io/maya-calculator/
- Size: 3.7 MB
- Stars: 4
- Watchers: 4
- Forks: 2
- Open Issues: 15
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- Changelog: CHANGELOG.md
- License: LICENSE
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README
# maya-date-calculator
[](https://travis-ci.com/drewsonne/maya-calculator)
A simple text based maya date calculator
# Description
This calculator is designed to be simple, lightweight, and resistant to
becoming legacy. It aims to be simple and relies on only jQuery and bootstrap.
It is text-based to allow for easy data entry, and easy sharing
of computations.
It will take "incorrect" values, and try to work with them, rather
than enforcing strict base-20 values.
Columns can be hidden via the "View" menu.
# Instructions
At the most basic, the calculator will show the Calendar Round, and Lord of the night for a
given Long Count Date.
Eg, `8.19.10.11.0` becomes `8 Ajaw 18 Yaxk'in 8.19.10.11. 0`
If a Distance Number (prefixed with either `+` or `-`) is added after a
Long Count date, the calculator will compute the subsequent Long Count
date along with the Calendar Round.
Eg,
```
8.19.10.11.0
+7.13
```
becomes
```
8 Ajaw 18 Yaxk'in 8.19.10.11. 0
+ 7.13
--------------
5 Ben 11 Muwan 8.19.11. 0.13
```
Multiple Distance Numbers can be chained and intermediary Long Counts
will be calculated.
If at any point a new Long Count is added, it will reset calculations
from that point.
Comments can be added either on their own line, by prefixing the line with `#` or by suffixing a line with `#`
Eg,
```
# My Date calculations
8.19.10.11.0 # A long count date
+7.13 # A distance number
```
Calculations can be shared by copying the URL.
## Partials
If provided with a partial Calendar Round (eg, `9 Ak'bal * Pax`), all possible
calendar rounds will be output.
If provided with a partial Long Count **and** Calendar Round (eg, `9.10.*.5.* * Chikchan *Sip`),
all possible combinations of calendar rounds and long counts will be output.
# Example
Navigate to [https://drewsonne.github.io/maya-calculator/](https://drewsonne.github.io/maya-calculator/#OC4xOS4xMC4xMSAjICgxKSBBIGxvbmcgY291bnQgZGF0ZQorNy4xMyAjICgyKSBBIGRpc3RhbmNlIG51bWJlcgoKOS4xNy41LjAuMAojICgzKSBEbyBzb21lIGNhbGN1bGF0aW9ucwotMy40Ci0xLjAKKzMwLjEuMgorMS4xMDAwICMgKDQpIEFuICdpbnZhbGlkJyBkaXN0YW5jZSBudW1iZXIKIyAoNSkgQW4gZXhhbXBsZSBvZiBwYXJ0aWFsIGRhdGUgbWF0Y2hlcy4gCjkuMTAuKi41LiogKiBDaGlrY2hhbiAqU2lw) and
try to enter the following values one line at a time.
The last two lines demonstrate that the calculator will work with
the values even if they are invalid and try to compute a real
Long Count date.
```
8.19.10.11 # (1) A long count date
+7.13 # (2) A distance number
9.17.5.0.0
# (3) Do some calculations
-3.4
-1.0
+30.1.2
+1.1000 # (4) An 'invalid' distance number
# (5) An example of partial date matches.
9.10.*.5.* * Chikchan *Sip
```