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Welcome to the Wi Ch'ok Te'Na.
Wi ch'ok te' na is Mayan for "root-sprout tree house." You can view the wi ch'ok te' na glyph here. All Mayan words are formed from a variety of combinations of nearly 800 glyphs with each glyph representing a full syllable. The list of glyphs (or signs) is called a syllabary, vs. an alphabet.
Most alphabets are based on phonetic signs and, compared to the Mayan system, are simple. In the Roman alphabet, all words are formed from various combinations of only 26 signs (letters) vs. the hundreds of signs in the Mayan syllabary. However, while one sign of our alphabet can represent only one sound, many different Mayan signs can represent one sound. For example, there are at least five different signs that could be used to represent the Mayan syllable ba.
Click the link to read more about Maya Hieroglyphic Writing
I am pleased to announce that the Wi Ch'ok Te' Na has won the sitewide bronze award in the Best Homes of Ancient Worlds contest. I hope you enjoy your visit to my humble ch'ok te' na.
Who was Lady Xoc ShieldJaguar?
L
ady Xoc (pronounced shoke), principal wife and Queen of Shield Jaguar the Great, who ruled Yaxchilán from 681 to 742 a.d., dedicated a series of lintels that adorned a temple that once stood in Yaxchilán Plaza. These carved panels are an extraordinary example of the prominent role Maya women played at court. The panels depict Lady Xoc in a central role conducting blood sacrifice, communicating with a venerated ancestor and dressing her husband for battle.
Excavations of burials at Yaxchilán have yielded awls (sharp instruments) for bloodletting that bear Lady Xoc’s name. Shedding of royal blood was the supreme sacrifice ... the main purpose? Garner favor of the gods and continue the cycle of life.
BLOODLETTING RITUAL OF LADY XOC
Multimedia (audio/video) exhibit.
Click on Lintel 24
To read more about the Yaxchilán lintels
click here.
I have found my guardian at: Guardians
My avatar represents Chak Chel, the youthful Moon Goddess. She is the Divine midwife and guarantor of fertility. As part of the total aspect of Ix Chel, Chak Chel is also the patroness of spinning and weaving. Chak Chel is often portrayed in the role of seductress.
Plaques from AncientWorlds; Maya stucco glyphs displayed in the museum at Palenque, Mexico and released into the public domain by its author, Kwamikagami at the English Wikipedia project. This applies worldwide. In case this is not legally possible: Kwamikagami grants anyone the right to use this work for any purpose, without any conditions, unless such conditions are required by law. Page background and table:
Triples with Emma
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All Posts (27) Messages posted by Lady Xoc
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