Munro S. Edmonson's Heaven Born Merida and Its Destiny, published by the University of Texas Press, is the standard scholarly translation and study of the Book of Chilam Balam of Tizimin, presenting the manuscript as a structured chronicle organized around the Maya katun cycle and situating it within the wider Chilam Balam genre alongside the better known Chumayel book.
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AuthorMunro S. Edmonson, translator
PublisherUniversity of Texas Press, Austin
Publication Year1982
Source Typecritical translation
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The standard scholarly translation and study of the Tizimin book, published by a university press, still the reference point for that manuscript specifically. Cross-Tradition Connections
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