The systematic classification and cataloguing of Maya hieroglyphic writing represents one of the most complex and methodologically demanding tasks in the field of Maya epigraphy. The remarkable diversity of signs, their extensive graphic variation, and the only partially deciphered semantic content continue to pose significant challenges to coherent analysis and consistent documentation. Earlier efforts - most notably J. Eric S. Thompson’s seminal catalog of Maya hieroglyphs (1962) - remain foundational reference works but are marked by considerable methodological shortcomings and systemic inconsistencies. The project "Text Database and Dictionary of Classic Mayan" (Textdatenbank und Wörterbuch des Klassischen Maya, TWKM) addresses these challenges through an integrative research approach that combines recent developments in the digital humanities with corpus-linguistic methodologies.
Grube et al. (Wed,) studied this question.