Queen Móo and the Egyptian SphinxThe Author, 1900 - 277 pages |
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... meaning . It denotes the north , as we will see later on , and also shows that the land is that of the king whose emblem it is . The character stands for ahau , the word for king , and we have already ' The adjoining map ( Plate IV ...
... meaning . It denotes the north , as we will see later on , and also shows that the land is that of the king whose emblem it is . The character stands for ahau , the word for king , and we have already ' The adjoining map ( Plate IV ...
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... meaning given to the character by Bishop 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 ...
... meaning given to the character by Bishop 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 ...
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... meaning of the char- Let us try to analyze its component parts in its relation to the name Mayach , and its origin as an alphabetic character . It is easy to see that it is composed of the geometrical figure flanked on each side by the ...
... meaning of the char- Let us try to analyze its component parts in its relation to the name Mayach , and its origin as an alphabetic character . It is easy to see that it is composed of the geometrical figure flanked on each side by the ...
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... meaning , should be sufficient to prove that in very remote ages the Mayas had intimate relations . with the inhabitants of the lands situated on those continents , were therefore great travellers , and must , perforce , have been ...
... meaning , should be sufficient to prove that in very remote ages the Mayas had intimate relations . with the inhabitants of the lands situated on those continents , were therefore great travellers , and must , perforce , have been ...
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... meaning of the names of its different parts . The use of the Maya throughout these pages , to explain the meaning of names of deities , nations , and localities whose etymon is not only unknown but a mystery to philologists , will show ...
... meaning of the names of its different parts . The use of the Maya throughout these pages , to explain the meaning of names of deities , nations , and localities whose etymon is not only unknown but a mystery to philologists , will show ...
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Abbé Brasseur adorned Akkadian alphabet Americanist ancestors ancient Maya archæology Asia assertion AUGUSTUS LE PLONGEON Brinton called Caribbean Sea Chaldean chap Chichen Cogolludo Coh's Memorial Hall color composed Cosas de Yucatan cosmogonic earth Egypt Egyptians emblem existed Father figure Fresco Painting funeral chamber gods Greek hand head Herodotus Hindoos Hist History of Egypt Ibid India inhabitants inscriptions island Khafra kings Kneph knowledge land Landa learned lineal measures Manners and Customs Maya books Maya civilization Maya dictionary Maya Empire Maya language Maya sages Maya word Mayach Mayapan meaning metre monuments Naacal Nahuatls natives Osiris palaces Palenque Plate Plongeon priests Prince Coh's Memorial Queen Móo Quichés remote ages represented Sacred Mysteries says sculptures serpent Sir Gardner Wilkinson Sphinx symbol tableau temples tion to-day translation tree Troano Uxmal verse warrior West Western Continent worship writing Yucatan