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Mexico's Anthropology Specialists Identify Name of Maya Ruler
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| Friday, August 27, 2010
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Posted on 08/30/2010 8:00:43 PM PDT by SunkenCiv
Tonina Lords Mentioned in Inscriptions:
- Nicknamed "Reptile Head", he ruled near 514 AD: Apparently the name of a bird (Kohkaj?) is combined.
- K'inich? Sawan B'ahlam Yaxuun Tihl, nicknamed "Sotz' Choj", ruled near 568 AD.
- Chak B'alu'n Chaahk, died near 589 AD.
- K'inich B'ahlam Chapaht, ruled since 615 AD and was contemporary of K'inich Janaahb' Pakal, the famous Palenque lord.
- Yuhkno'm? Wahywal? , defeated and probably sacrificed by Palenque in 687 AD.
- K'inich B'aaknal Chaak, the most powerful lord of Tonina, was enthroned in 688 AD. He defeated Palenque and its allies in at least 3 military campaigns.
- K'inich Chuwaaj? K'ahk' used the title of "Young Prince" since he was enthroned at the age of 2, in 708 AD. His army defeated Palenque in 711 AD and captured its lord Joy Chitam II.
- Lady K'awiil Kaan, died in 722 AD.
- K'inich Yich'aak Chapaht, nicknamed "Centipede Claw", ruled over Tonina from 723 until at least 739 AD.
- Kawiil Yopaat? It is not easy to locate yet the new ruler in the dynastic sequence of Tonina, because dates when he ruled are not known, although it could have been between 739 and 762 AD.
- K'inich Tuun Chapaht governed near 762 AD. Under his command, Palenque was defeated again.
- K'inich ¿? Chapaht, ruled nearly 787 AD.
- K'inich Uh Chapaht, was lord near 837 AD.
- A lord of unknown name was enthroned between 901 and 909 AD.
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The ancient city of Tonina. Photo: DMC INAH. H. MONTANO.
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posted on
08/30/2010 8:00:47 PM PDT
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SunkenCiv
To: SunkenCiv
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08/30/2010 8:02:48 PM PDT
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ExGeeEye
(There is more to being my "countrymen" than merely shared real estate.)
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posted on
08/30/2010 8:03:11 PM PDT
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SunkenCiv
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To: ExGeeEye
Kucinich Swami Gruntbuggly!
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posted on
08/30/2010 8:04:03 PM PDT
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ExGeeEye
(There is more to being my "countrymen" than merely shared real estate.)
To: ExGeeEye
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08/30/2010 8:04:34 PM PDT
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ExGeeEye
(There is more to being my "countrymen" than merely shared real estate.)
To: SunkenCiv
Countdown to Jas. Carville pic posting...3,2,1...
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08/30/2010 8:15:16 PM PDT
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manic4organic
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To: SunkenCiv
Was it engraved on a Taco Bell name tag?
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08/30/2010 8:28:33 PM PDT
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BigCinBigD
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To: SunkenCiv
That language sounds like Klingon... no kidding!
To: ExGeeEye
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08/30/2010 8:59:28 PM PDT
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blam
To: SunkenCiv
The author cosistently places the "A.D." (for "anno domini," i.e., "the year of our Lord")
after the number, instead of in front, where it belongs.
Regards,
To: SunkenCiv
Nicknamed "Reptile Head"
Somehow I think they may have mistaken common graffiti for a historical engraving.
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08/30/2010 9:33:11 PM PDT
by
PA Engineer
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To: SunkenCiv
Kohkaj nicknamed Reptile Head”! Intriguingly, the ruler’s name and description suggest Kojak - like authority figure. Could Odysseus have sailed past the Pillars of Hercules then turned South with Agamemnon’s Greek cops in pursuit?
To: SunkenCiv
Although the ruins are not in very good condition (compared to Palenque and other Mayan sites), the view looks spectacular!
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08/31/2010 5:49:22 AM PDT
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Captain Rhino
(“Si vis pacem, para bellum” - if you want peace, prepare for war.)
To: manic4organic
Your request:
To: Captain Rhino
This site hasn’t been “conserved”, which is really just another way of saying “get it ready for tourists”. :’)
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08/31/2010 2:46:12 PM PDT
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SunkenCiv
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To: haroldeveryman
He got within sight of Ithaca, then his idiot crew opened the bag, and the winds blew him to the Americas. It’s right in the book, geez! ;’)
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08/31/2010 3:10:22 PM PDT
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SunkenCiv
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To: PA Engineer
Must have been an election year when the city got destroyed.
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08/31/2010 3:23:47 PM PDT
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SunkenCiv
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08/31/2010 3:26:18 PM PDT
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SunkenCiv
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To: PastorBooks
The inventors of Klingon had to get their ideas from somewhere. Y’know, since they can’t think of their own. ;’)
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08/31/2010 3:34:44 PM PDT
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SunkenCiv
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To: SunkenCiv
What you write is true. Certainly isn’t Chichen Itza.
My attention to the site’s condition was first drawn by the small size of the building stones and the badly deteriorated state of the ruins (no pun intended). Of course, that may also have something to do with the spectacular view. You only get that view from the hilltop and with the hilltop comes being more exposed to the weather and the increased difficulty of getting really big stones up there.
Given how many times they defeated Palenque in war, maybe there is some sort of Central American version of Sparta vs Athens going on. That is, Sparta invested very heavily in military prowess and its ruins today are unimpressive. By contrast, Athens suffered defeats but the Acropolis...
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08/31/2010 3:36:01 PM PDT
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Captain Rhino
(“Si vis pacem, para bellum” - if you want peace, prepare for war.)
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