Queen M'oo and the Egyptian sphinxРипол Классик, 1972 - 277 pages |
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... Landa, Gogolludo, Lizana,' all accord in stating that the land was called U-luumil ceh, “ the land of the deer.” Herrera'3 says it was called Beb (a very thorny tree), and the “ great serpent” Can; but we see in the Troano MS. that this ...
... Landa, Gogolludo, Lizana,' all accord in stating that the land was called U-luumil ceh, “ the land of the deer.” Herrera'3 says it was called Beb (a very thorny tree), and the “ great serpent” Can; but we see in the Troano MS. that this ...
Page xlv
... Landa says must be read Yax-kin, and was that of the seventh month of the Maya calendar. Literally these words mean the “ vigorous sun.” If, however, we interpret the symbol phonetically, it gives us “ the country of the king, which is ...
... Landa says must be read Yax-kin, and was that of the seventh month of the Maya calendar. Literally these words mean the “ vigorous sun.” If, however, we interpret the symbol phonetically, it gives us “ the country of the king, which is ...
Page xlvi
... Landa? I fancy I hear our learned Americanists asking; and I answer, In a very simple manner, knowing as I do the genius of the Maya people and their language. The ancient armorial escutcheon of the country still exists on the western ...
... Landa? I fancy I hear our learned Americanists asking; and I answer, In a very simple manner, knowing as I do the genius of the Maya people and their language. The ancient armorial escutcheon of the country still exists on the western ...
Page xlvii
... Landa. 117$ - In the tableau the Maya. Empire is portrayed by the beb— a tree with the trunk full of thorns. The trunk is the image of the chain of mountains that traverses the whole country from north to south. There dwelt the masters ...
... Landa. 117$ - In the tableau the Maya. Empire is portrayed by the beb— a tree with the trunk full of thorns. The trunk is the image of the chain of mountains that traverses the whole country from north to south. There dwelt the masters ...
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... Landa, that in his time, among the Mayas, the character was equivalent to mat and perhaps to me and mo ? Had he not better opportunity than any of us for knowing it? Did not the chiefs of the Franciscan Order in Yucatan consider it a ...
... Landa, that in his time, among the Mayas, the character was equivalent to mat and perhaps to me and mo ? Had he not better opportunity than any of us for knowing it? Did not the chiefs of the Franciscan Order in Yucatan consider it a ...
Table des matières
lxii | |
LXHI Javelin Head and Arrow Points found with the Charred | 159 |
Portrait of Queen M60 From a demirelief adorning | 166 |
Portrait of Bishop Lands second Bishop of Yucatan | 169 |
LXVHI Mezzorelievo in Stucco on the Frieze of the Temple | 197 |
Fresco Painting in the Funeral Chamber of Prince Cohs | 222 |
The Lord of the Yucatan Forests From life | 236 |
Part of Facade of the Sanctuary at Uxmal Cosmic | 256 |
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Abbé adorned Akkadian Akkadian language alphabet ancestors ancient Maya Asia assertion Augustus Le Plongeon Brasseur Brinton called Caribbean Sea Central America Chaldeans chap Chichen Cogolludo Coh’s Memorial Hall color cosmogonic earth edifices Egypt Egyptians emblem existed Father fields figure find fire first five flower Fresco Painting funeral chamber gods Greek hand head Herodotus Hindoos Hist India inhabitants inscriptions island Khafra kings knowledge land Landa learned lineal measures Manners and Customs Maya books Maya civilization Maya language Maya word Mayach Mayapan meaning metre monuments Mysteries Naacal Nahuatls natives Osiris Palenque peninsula Plate Plongeon priests Prince Coh’s Memorial Queen M60 remote ages represented sacred Sacred Mysteries sacrifices says scientific sculptures serpent Sir Gardner Wilkinson Sphinx symbol tableau temples Thoth tion to-day translation tree Troano Uxmal verse warrior West Western Continent worship writing yellow Yucatan