Prophetic text
The Book of Chilam Balam of Chumayel
Maya compilers; Ralph L. Roys, translator and editor
Preserves cyclical katun prophecy and a critique of colonial oppression, alongside a visibly Christian account of final judgment.
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The compiler on conquest and oppression · commentary →
The Last Judgment in a colonial Maya text · commentary →
Roys on the judgment account’s language and sources · commentary →
Roys’s notes on Katun 11 Ahau · commentary →
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Edition and location
English text identified above
Section III, pages 77–79; section XXIII, pages 163–164