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The Books of Chilam Balam (Mayan pronunciation: [t͡ʃilam ɓahlam]) are handwritten, chiefly 17th and 18th-centuries Maya miscellanies, named after the small

earth by a group of creator deities, as well as its sequel. The Book of Chilam Balam of Chumayel relates the collapse of the sky and the deluge, followed

(1511–1697) of Maya religion. The names are mainly taken from the books of Chilam Balam, Lacandon ethnography, the Madrid Codex, the work of Diego de Landa,

forces. The bee god also unifies Ah Uuk Cheknal and Uuk Taz Kab. The Chilam Balam mentions Ah-Muzen-Cab in Chapter I: The Ritual of the Four World Corners

16th-century sources (in particular, Diego de Landa and books such as the Chilam Balam of Chumayel). Phonemic analyses of Haabʼ glyph names in pre-Columbian

stop (indicated by the apostrophe).[citation needed] Evidence in the Chilam Balam books indicates another, earlier name for this city prior to the arrival

Chable (meaning 'anteater') was mentioned several times in the books of Chilam Balam as a cycle seat.[clarification needed] The Spanish conquered the western

refer to the Christian God. Since the word is found frequently in the Chilam Balam of Chumayel, a syncretistic document heavily influenced by Christianity

Popol Vuh, the Ritual of the Bacabs, and (at least in part) the various Chilam Balam books Secondary sources, chiefly Spanish treatises from the colonial

of Chilam Balam". Climbing. Archived from the original on 10 February 2023. Retrieved 9 February 2023. "Sébastian Bouin Claims Third Ascent of Chilam Balam