The Kerr Collections - The Vase of the Seven Gods. The Tortuguero prophecy - UT Mesoamerica Center Discussion Board. I'm sorry if offense was caused by suggesting that epigraphers havebeen keeping this to themselves. I accept that the information has beenavailable, if one knew where to look, but John's apology for lettingthe cat out of the bag: "It's amazing how quickly word gets around theweb. (It wasn't me, honest!) ", (and Dave's reply of "Thanks, John.I'll believe it wasn't you! "), speaks for itself. Anyway, Dave's translation is very interesting in light of theprophecies preserved in the Chilam Balams, which mention "descent" andthe Nine gods, and which are associated with katun endings, if not (asargued by Makemson), baktun endings. The first one is from the ChilamBalam of Chumayel: "Katun 4 Ahau . . . .
In the Chilam Balam of Tizimin, (the version translated and withcommentary by Makemson), it is pointed out that the prophecies arecyclic, and so would be pertinent to repeat endings of named katuns.The rest of the quotes are from Makemson: the "end of the world". All the best Geoff. Unaahil B'aak: The Temples of Palenque. Mythological episodes in inscriptional literature were used for many purposes beyond simply recording the trials and tribulations of Maya deities. Mythic narratives were intertwined with descriptions of ritual and dynastic history that were particular to the individual cities at which they were recorded. Thus, the historical moment and place at which a mythological text was produced heavily inflected its telling. Most of the texts cited here are from the city of Palenque and were inscribed from the end of the seventh through the first half of the eighth centuries.
We might say, therefore, that the following is Maya mythology as told at Palenque, or more restrictively, Palenque mythology. Before turning directly to Palenque or more generally Maya mythology I would like to explain what I mean by myth, legend, and history. If we take the myth of Genesis in the Bible, for instance, we know that there are some believers who accept the literal truth of this narrative. Cosmic Order Back to top. The Kerr Collections - The Vase of the Eleven Gods. The Official Graham Hancock Website: Forum. Geoff Stray, Author of the Month for March 2010 The Tortuguero Prophecy UnravelledBy Geoff Stray We are both pleased and honoured to welcome Geoff Stray as March 2010 Author of the Month at grahamhancock.com. We hope his insights into the meaning and reality of 2012 spur discussion and understanding for those who explore his evidence and theories. Geoff Stray has been studying the meaning of the year 2012 for over 25 years.
In 2000 he summarised his findings on his website, "Diagnosis 2012", attracting international input and it still remains the largest data-base on 2012. Geoff is the author of Beyond 2012: Catastrophe or Ecstasy, published in the UK in 2005, in the United States in 2009 as Beyond 2012: Catastrophe or Awakening. Website: www.diagnosis2012.co.uk Before 2006, many anthropologists, archaeologists and other Maya scholars stated that there was nothing in the Maya inscriptions about the end of the current 5,125-year era of the Long Count calendar. *nascent becoming. Mayan pyramids. Mayan Pyramids The term "pyramid" is a geometric reference to the shape of these construction.
The Mayan version of the pyramid is truncated so that a temple can be built on the top(Stierlin99). The ancient Mayans built two types of pyramids, those that were meant to be climbed and those that were not. The first type was used for holding sacrificial rituals. The other type was not meant to be touched and was sacred. The steps on theses structures were too steep to climb and many times they had doorways leading to nowhere. These staircases lead from ground level to the temple. Aside from having religious functions, Mayan pyramids also had other purposes. Some pyramids even house burial chambers for high ranking officials. Aztec pyramids were comparatively similar to ones of the Maya. Back to Mayan Home Page.