4/4/2024 0 Comments Concept ancient glyphs![]() ![]() In theory this logogram should stand for Xibalba, the Mayan concept of death/the afterlife, however I could find no symbolry related to the concept. The bottom right Logogram eluded definition as well. Fifteen distinct writing systems have been identified in pre-Columbian Mesoamerica, many from a single inscription. Regrettably I could find no solid definition on what this logogram means. They are often called hieroglyphs due to the iconic shapes of many of the glyphs, a pattern superficially similar to Egyptian hieroglyphs. This glyph on its own means simple “Wind” and is used in the Mayan calendar. It consists of what looks similar to the letter “T” in a circle. The most recognizable glyph (and the reason I know it’s Mayan) is the main portion of the bottom left logogram. This pair of small glyphs appear commonly on logograms representing cities or polities, so the general consensus claims that it denotes a “seat of power” of some sort. The only evidence I could find that supports this comes from the two smaller glyphs affixed to the top portion of the top right logogram. Arab scholars hoped to decipher hieroglyphs to uncover the secrets of ancient sciences and magic. The second logogram supposedly means “Enthronement”. (Glyph shaped like a downward-reaching right hand with index finger and thumb connected) The biggest glyph in a logogram portrays the main part of the word, and in the case of the top left logogram the main glyph does in fact translate to “birth”. Technically these glyphs are logograms: glyphs made up of other glyphs that stand for larger words or ideas. I can confirm that is the case definitively for the first one and most likely the second as well. These symbols are said to to represent, in order: “Birth” “Enthronement” “Right of Succession” and “Death”, and are read left-to-right from the top down. Mayan hieroglyphs were a combination of pictorial symbols and phonetic signs. ![]() I did some research on the 4 glyphs in the center of the Ancient Mew card and was able to determine after some research that these glyphs are indeed Mayan.
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