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The famous 52 year cycle of the Mesoamerican calendric system reflects the combination of the name of a day in the 260-day religious cycle with its name in the 365-day haab.
Diagram from 'The Ancient Maya' by Robert J. Sharer.
Illustrates the meshing of the 260-day almanac (left) with the 365-day year (right), the latter represented by a wheel for just one of the Maya months (Ceh).
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