In addition to the preserved inscriptions of the Mayas on monuments and stelae written
testimonies exist the so-called codices of Madrid Dresden Paris and México. Of the 4
preserved codices the Dresden codex is certainly the most important. Many experts have assumed
this for a long time now it can be shown: the Maya event calendar did actually exist and can
be found in the Codex Dresdensis on pages 58 and 59. This paper tries to explain step by step
how to decipher the calendar and how to use it.
