AKʼin (Mayan pronunciation:[kʼin]) is a part of the ancientMaya Long Count Calendar system which corresponds to oneday. It is the smallest unit of Maya time to be counted as part of the long count and it usually appears as the lastglyph in a long count date. Such long count dates can be seen on many inscriptions in the Mayan area at the start of theinitial series which usually occurs at the beginning of an inscription.[1]
"Kʼin" means "sun" in the Mayan language.
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