The Copan Notes
In 1986 Linda Schele and I initiated The Copan Notes, a series of short informal reports and papers stemming from our collaborative work in deciphering the hieroglyphic inscriptions of Copan, Honduras. Over time The Copan Notes expanded in their authorship and in their scope, and quickly became a significant outlet for some of the cutting-edge epigraphic research of the time. The series was produced until 1993 under the auspices of The Copan Mosaics Project, directed by William Fash, and the Instituto Hondureño de Antropología e Historia (IHAH). Here we present the first digitial archive of the original Copan Notes, which will grow and expand over the coming months.
- David Stuart, March 2006
Copan Note 1. Te-Tun as the Glyph for "Stela" by Linda Schele and David Stuart (1985)
Copan Note 3. The Chronology of Altar U by Linda Schele and David Stuart (1986)
Copan Note 4. The Hieroglyphic Name of Altar U by David Stuart (1986)
Copan Note 5. Paraphrase of the Text of Altar U by Linda Schele (1986)
Copan Note 6. Yax-K'uk-Mo', the Founder of the Lineage of Copán by David Stuart and Linda Schele (1986)
Copan Note 7. The "First Ruler" on Stela 24 by David Stuart (1986, published 1989)
Copan Note 8. The Founders of Lineages at Copán and Other Sites by Linda Schele (1986)
Copan Note 11. Thoughts on the Temple Inscription from Structure 26 by David Stuart (1986)
Copan Note 12. The Chronology of Stela 4 at Copan by David Stuart (1986)
Copan Note 13. The Figures on the Central Ballcourt Marker of Ballcourt IIa at Copán by David Stuart (1986)
Copan Note 14. Butz'-Chaan, the 11th Successor of the Yax-K'uk-Mo' Lineage by Linda Schele and David Stuart (1986)
Copan Note 15. Moon-Jaguar, the 10th Successor of the Lineage of Yax-K'uk'-Mo' of Copan by Linda Schele (1986)
Copan Note 16. Waterlily-Jaguar, the Seventh Successor of the Lineage of Yax-K'uk'-Mo' by Linda Schele and David Stuart (1986) (NB - second author erroneously named on ms.)
Copan Note 17. Interim Report on the Hieroglyphic Stairs of Structure 26 by David Stuart and Linda Schele (1986)
Copan Note 18. The Step Inscription from Temple 22 at Copán by David Stuart (1986)
Copan Note 19. Interim Report on the Iconography of the Architectural Sculpture by Linda Schele (1986)
Copan Note 20. The Brother of Yax-Pac by Linda Schele and Nikolai Grube (1987)
Copan Note 21. U Cit-Tok, the Last King of Copan by Nikolai Grube and Linda Schele (1987)
Copan Note 22. The Birth Monument of Butz'-Chaan by Linda Schele and Nikolai Grube (1987)
Copan Note 24. The Figures on the Legs of the Scribe's Bench by Linda Schele (1987)
Copan Note 25. Some Ideas on the Protagonist and Dating of Stela E by Linda Schele (1987)
Copan Note 26. A Possible Death Date for Smoke-Imix-God K by Linda Schele (1987)
Copan Note 31. The Inscription on Stela 5 and its Altar by Linda Schele (1987)
Copan Note 32. The Reviewing Stand of Temple 11 by Linda Schele (1987)
Copan Note 33. The Surviving Fragments of Stela 9 by Linda Schele (1987)
Copan Note 34. A Cached Jade from Temple 26 and the World Tree at Copan by Linda Schele (1987)
Copan Note 36. Two Altar Names at Copan by Linda Schele (1987)
Copan Note 37. Notes on the Río Amarillo Altars by Linda Schele (1987)
Copan Note 94. A Scribe on Stela 63 at Copán by Justin Kerr (1991)
Copan Note 95. The Name of Copan and of a Dance at Yaxchilan by Matthew G. Looper (1991)
Copan Note 96. Taking the Headband at Copán by Linda Schele and Elizabeth Newsome (1991)
Copan Note 97. A New Assessment of Smoke-Monkey, the 14th Successor in the Line of Yax-K'uk-Mo' by Linda Schele and Barbara Fash (1991)
Copan Note 98. A Commentary on the Inscriptions of Structure 22 at Copán by Linda Schele, David Stuart, and Nikolai Grube (1991)
Copan Note 99. Some Venus Dates on the Hieroglyphic Stair at Copán by Linda Schele and Rudi Larios (1991)
Copan Note 100. Venus and the Reign of Smoke-Monkey by Linda Schele and Barbara Fash (1991)
Copan Note 101. Venus and the Monuments of Smoke-Imix-God K and others in the Great Plaza by Linda Schele (1991)
Copan Note 102. Speculations on Who Built the Temple under 11 by Linda Schele and Nikolai Grube (1991)
Copan Note 103. Another Look at Stela 11 by Linda Schele (1991)
