Queen Móo and the Egyptian SphinxThe Author, 1900 - 277 pages |
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... character kan , that Landa tells us was the name At the north , the branch of the tree for south anciently . extends eastward , that is , to the right of the trunk . This branch , the peninsula of Yucatan , is symbol which , with but ...
... character kan , that Landa tells us was the name At the north , the branch of the tree for south anciently . extends eastward , that is , to the right of the trunk . This branch , the peninsula of Yucatan , is symbol which , with but ...
Page xlviii
... them in the horizontal legend , m . To return to the character in which the foot of the tree is planted . Kan not only means " south , " as we have just seen , but it has many other acceptations - all xlviii INTRODUCTION .
... them in the horizontal legend , m . To return to the character in which the foot of the tree is planted . Kan not only means " south , " as we have just seen , but it has many other acceptations - all xlviii INTRODUCTION .
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... to signify that it is the are juxtaposed to the character ' Wilkinson , Customs and Manners , vol . i . , p . 163 ( illust . ) . tree , like the sign kingdom . They kan , also , to denote its geographical position . INTRODUCTION . xlix.
... to signify that it is the are juxtaposed to the character ' Wilkinson , Customs and Manners , vol . i . , p . 163 ( illust . ) . tree , like the sign kingdom . They kan , also , to denote its geographical position . INTRODUCTION . xlix.
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... character of the tableau , thus the to show tree explained what may be con- instance , the most important since it is the original name It given , in the most remote ages , to that part of the Maya Empire known on our maps as the ...
... character of the tableau , thus the to show tree explained what may be con- instance , the most important since it is the original name It given , in the most remote ages , to that part of the Maya Empire known on our maps as the ...
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... character , simply because he gave it a plurality , or what seems to be a plurality , of meanings . What right , it may be asked , have we to dispute the fact asserted by Bishop Landa , that in his time , among the Mayas , the character ...
... character , simply because he gave it a plurality , or what seems to be a plurality , of meanings . What right , it may be asked , have we to dispute the fact asserted by Bishop Landa , that in his time , among the Mayas , the character ...
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