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On a stone path at Cliff of Heaven, Place of Seven Caves
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walk Lord 5 Flower
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and Lady 3 Flint "Shell Quechquemitl-Feathered Serpent."
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Year 7 Reed, Day 5 Flower (?) is the sacred date.
%883
Lord 10 Vulture
Bearer of the Shell, the Roll of Paper,
the staff of rulership: the Flint Staff;
%881
and Lord 10 Reed
Bearer of the Sacred Bundle, the Fire Drill,
the staff of rulership: the Bundle Staff;
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emerge from Island of Stone and Island of the Eagle.
%875
Upon Cliff of the Eagle, above Place of the Mountain of Fire,
%889
in the Year 4 Flint, on the Day 8 Motion,
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stand the ancient Bearers of the Tobacco Gourds:
Lord 10 Rain "Fire-breathing Jaguar"
%879
and Lord 10 Grass "Fire-breathing Jaguar."
Both carry in their hand a precious cup
with an offering of tortillas and tamales.
%873
Around the Sacred Enclosure of Clouds stand
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Lord 1 Rain, "Rain,"
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Lord 1 Rain, "Rain,"
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and Lord 7 Rain, holding a torch.
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and Lord 7 Rain, holding a torch.
%869
Lord 2 Reed "Tezcatlipoca", holding a quail,
%865
and Lord 4 Jaguar "Jaguar-Quetzalcoatl"
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stand within the Enclosure on Mountain of Red Volutes.
%871
Lord 1 Death "Rain, " surrounded by clouds,
%870
Lord 1 Death "Rain, " surrounded by clouds,
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and Lady 9 Serpent "Blue Garments, " surrounded by clouds,
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and Lady 9 Serpent "Blue Garments, " surrounded by clouds,
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hover above Snow-Capped Mountains.
Below them, between the Snow-Capped Mountains,
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are the Plant Lords, Lord 7 Death and Lord 7 Reed.
%891
The sacred date is Year 7 Flint, Day 8 Motion.
%864
Lady 3 Flint "Shell Quechquemitl"
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and Lord 5 Flower
set out upon a journey to found a kingdom.
They are accompanied by
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Lord 10 Reed, with Flint Staff and Sacred Bundle,
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and Lord 10 Vulture, with Bundle Staff and Sacred Bundle,
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and Lord 10 Grass, ancient Bearer of the Tobacco Gourd,
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and Lord 10 Rain, ancient Bearer of the Tobacco Gourd.
These last two carry in their hand a precious cup
with an offering of tortillas and tamales.
%854
[They arrive at a great ceremonial center.]
Within the River of Flowers
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Lady 3 Flint has been transformed into a feathered serpent.
She raises chiles and makes an offering of incense.
With reverence she petitions for the favor of conception
%895
from Lady 1 Eagle, who concedes to this supplication
and presents a disk of jade: Lady 3 Flint is now pregnant.
%848
Two temples stand near the banks of this river.
One is a round Altar of the Yawi, roofed and crenellated,
entrance to the Ballcourt of Darkness.
%858
The other, near a Cave, the open jaws of the earth,
%857
is the precious Temple of the Feathered Serpent, which
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houses the sacred bundle of Lord 9 Wind "Flint."
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houses the sacred bundle of Lord 9 Wind "Flint."
%855
Year 10 Reed, Day 7 Rain is the sacred date of this place.
%851
Nearby, at the foot of the Smoking Mountain of Sand,
Yaa Yuta, the Mountain of the West,
%856
Lady 3 Flint "Shell Quechquemitl" performs a ritual
with an incense burner and maguey spine for autosacrifice.
%850
The priest Lord 10 Wind makes an offering of a quail
%853
The priest Lord 10 Wind makes an offering of a quail
%847
and the priest Lord 10 Reed makes an offering of chiles.
%852
Lord 5 Flower, who is also a priest,
draws blood from his ear with an awl of bone,
%849
before Volcanic Mountain of Motion and Fire
%846
and Mountain of the Place of Origin,
the Place of the Seat of the dynasties and the kingdoms.
%837
[The Birth and Peregrination of Lady 3 Flint (Daughter)]
At Valley of Crossed Reeds and Tree, of Ash and Flowers,
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the priest Lord 9 Motion
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and the priest Lord 10 Wind
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supervise the heating of a sweatbath
in order to bathe the woman who has just given birth.
%917
At the same time, an offering is placed within the Valley:
a bowl of tortillas and a tamales and two Reed Bundles.
%841
Year 3 Flint, Day 3 Flint is the sacred date.
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Lady "Shell Quechquemitl-Feathered Serpent," gives birth.
Because of the day of her birth, this child is also named
Lady 3 Flint, but her nickname is "Jade Quechquemitl."
%838
Then Lady "Feathered Serpent" enters a mouth of stone,
which leads to a subterranean House of Water.
%839
There she is transformed into a river which flows from the
rock; its waters are filled with fish and shellfish.
%842
At the two sides of the river are two priests:
the ancient bearer of the tobacco gourd, Lord 10 Grass,
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and the priest Lord 10 Reed,
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as well as two gods:
Lord 9 Wind "Wind,"
%834
and Lord 7 Flower "Sun."
%833
Afterwards, Lord 5 Flower
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and his daughter Lady 3 Flint,
set out on a peregrination.
%825
They make their way to
the Burning Mountain and the Mountain of Venus
where they are received by
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Lord 5 Wind, dressed as a priest and offering fire,
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and Lord 5 Eagle, dressed as a priest and offering a quail.
%821
The Sacred Bundle, the Fire Drill, the Roll of Paper,
the Flint Staff and the Bundle Staff are all displayed.
%826
Year 7 Rabbit, Day 3 Flower is the sacred date.
%827
The Two-Headed Eagle, the coessence of Lord 10 Alligator,
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lifts a great shell and the young Lady 3 Flint into the air.
%822
In this way Lady 3 Flint arrives at River of the Tree and Hair.
Grandmother 1 Eagle,
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and the venerated and enthroned Grandfather 1 Grass,
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and Lord 4 Deer,
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and Lord 4 Death, seated upon a stone,
all receive the young Lady 3 Flint and give her advice.
%819
Later, Young Lady 3 Flint "Jade Quechquemitl,"
is ritually greeted by
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Lord 7 Rain, "Rain," who makes her an offering of quail,
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Lord 7 Rain, "Rain," who makes her an offering of quail,
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and Lord 1 Rain, who makes her an offering of fire,
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at Mountain of the Bundle, Place of the Bundle.
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Next, young Lady 3 Flint goes
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to the White Plain,
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where a dog and a quail are sacrificed.
%807
Here she receives teachings of the three seated on stones--
her father, Lord 5 Flower
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and the ancient Bearers of the Tobacco Gourds:
Lord 10 Grass
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and Lord 10 Rain;
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Finally, young Lady 3 Flint goes to the River by White Plain.
She makes an offering of copal with an incense burner
and with a Vessel of the Rain God.
There, young Lady 3 Flint is instructed again
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by Lord 4 Deer
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by Lord 4 Deer
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and Lord 4 Death.
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In the Sacred Enclosure of Place Between the Mountains
a great ceremony takes place,
supervised by the priests seated upon stones:
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Lord 7 Reed
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and Lord 4 Motion.
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The ceremony is centered upon a great altar upon which
tortillas/firewood burns and a tamale smolders.
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Lord 9 Flower offers and lights the fire,
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and Lord 10 Rain, ancient Bearer of the Tobacco Gourd,
offers a quail and a bowl of tortillas and a tamale.
%802
Before the Altar of the Yawi,
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Lord 9 Alligator holds an incense burner and an awl of bone.
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The Flint Staff and the Bundle Staff are planted
before the precious Temple of the Feathered Serpent.
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The Sacred Bundle, the Roll of Paper, and the Fire Drill
are placed within the Temple of the Feathered Serpent.
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The priest Lord 10 Reed sounds a conch.
%793
The priest Lord 10 Vulture brings a palm leaf and copal.
%796
Within a palace, seated on thrones of stone and jaguar skin
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are Lord 5 Flower and the young Lady 3 Flint, the new queen.
He gives her counsel; he was the priest who trained her.
%792
Five gods attend Lady 3 Flint's accession:
Lord 1 Death "Sun," Lord of the West,
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Lord 2 Dog "Ancient Priest," Lord of the North,
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Lord 9 Wind "Wind," Lord of the Center,
%790
Lord 7 Flower "Sun," Lord of the East,
%791
and Lady 9 Grass "Death," Lady of the South.
%782
The place of the Stars, the Skyband is opened,
%898
the place of the Sun and Lord 4 House and Lady 5 Serpent,
two ancient ancestors who are venerated upon the altars.
%783
From this place, on a Sacred Cord which snakes to the earth
descend Lord 3 Flint "Twenty Pearls", with the Flint Staff,
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and the Bearer of the Bundle Staff,
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and Lord 5 Dog "Arrow", who carries the weapons.
%784
They follow their master,
Lord 12 Wind "Smoking Eye", who carries a temple.
%780
Year 4 House, Day 7 Wind is the sacred date.
When the priest 12 Wind completes his descent,
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the Sacred Bundle, the Roll of Paper, and the Fire Drill
are placed over the place of origin
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at River of the Handful of Feathers and of Heaven [Apoala].
%787
There, in a riverside cave dedicated to Lady 1 Eagle,
[the Lady 3 Flint "Shell Quechquemitl"?] is seated.
She has been transformed into a feathered serpent.
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Lord 5 Vulture, too, has changed into a feathered serpent
in order to be able to enter to the river and meet with her.
He gives her an offering of tortillas and tamales.
%771
Behind him, on the bank of the River at White Plain, stand
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the warrior priest Lord 7 Eagle, with an incense burner
%773
Lord 6 Death, who offers fire, and
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Lord 6 Water, with a quail and a bone awl for autosacrifice.
%775
Meanwhile, Lord 12 Wind "Smoking Eye" serves as a priest,
offering incense and tobacco. He is followed by
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Meanwhile, Lord 12 Wind "Smoking Eye" serves as a priest,
offering incense and tobacco. He is followed by
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Lord 9 Motion "Torch of Burning Tobacco,"
%777
and Lord 7 Eagle "Colored Serpent."
who carries weapons and the shell for calling the people.
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and Lord 7 Eagle "Colored Serpent."
who carries weapons and the shell for calling the people.
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near the Enclosure where are planted
the Flint Staff and the Bundle Staff
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They make their offerings at the ceremonial center, before
the crenellated Altar of the Yawi at the entrance to
the Ballcourt of Darkness,
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and by the precious Temple of the Feathered Serpent
where the Sacred Bundle is placed
and below which is the Mouth of the Earth, the Cave.
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[The Marriage of Lady 3 Flint (Daughter) and Lord 12 Wind]
In the Heavens, surrounded by the Stars
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above the Moon,
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above the Sun,
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Lord 4 Alligator "Feathered Coyote Serpent,"
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Lord 4 Alligator "Feathered Coyote Serpent,"
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and Lord 11 Alligator "Jeweled Feathered Serpent."
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present Temple and Fire Drill to Lord 12 Wind "Smoking Eye"
These are symbols of the foundation of a kingdom.
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The Mouth of the Sky is opened; upon the Sacred Cord
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Lord 12 Wind "Smoking Eye" descends from the Heavens.
He is joined by two companions, all surrounded in darkness:
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To the left is Lord 3 Flint, who carries the Flint Staff;
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To the right is the Bearer of the Bundle Staff.
%756
Year 6 Rabbit, Day 12 Wind is the sacred date.
%760
Upon the Sacred Cord which snakes through the air,
the Four Priests travel to the earth:
Lord 12 Wind "Smoking Eye,"
bearing the temple, with a rattle-staff in his hand.
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Lord 5 Dog "Arrow", holding chiles,
bearing the Sacred Bundle and the Fire Drill,
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Lord 9 Motion "Torch of Burning Tobacco",
bearing the Shell, and
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Lord 7 Eagle "Colored Serpent"
with a palm leaf and an awl for autosacrifice.
%757
The four are received ceremonially, hailed by
Lord 10 Grass, Bearer of the Tobacco Gourd, offering a quail,
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and Lord 10 Rain, another Bearer of the Tobacco Gourd,
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by Lord 12 Lizard, who offers a red xicolli,
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and by Lord 12 Vulture, who crosses his arms in reverence.
%751
Meanwhile, near the precious Temple, which houses
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the Sacred Bundle, the Knife of Flint, and the Fire Drill,
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and near the crenellated Altar of the Yawi,
the entrance to the Ballcourt of Darkness,
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is an enclosure between spikes of corn
from which the bride emerges from the mouth of the earth.
1 Death is the sacred date.
%900
Before the Altar of the Vessel of the Rain God
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at the Hill of the Wasp, upon a stony path in the mountains
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Lord 6 Death, who holds a maguey plant, follows
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Lord 6 Water, who carries the bride upon his back.
As they travel they are met by
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Lord 1 Flower, who offers them a red xicolli, and
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Lord 9 Reed "Speared Head," who offers chiles and copal.
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On the same road there advances a wedding procession:
Lord 6 Motion, who brings precious flowers,
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Lord 7 Flower, who carries an incense burner and scepter,
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Lord 9 Flower, who sounds the conch shell,
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and Lord 10 Alligator, who carries a torch.
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Within the mouth of a cave, bride and groom kneel together.
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Lady 10 House pours water on the couple from above,
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Lady 6 Flint pours water on the couple from above
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Year 10 House, Day 2 Eagle is the sacred date.
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The young Lady 1 Eagle gives the couple a rolled blanket.
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The bathing takes place at the foot of the White Hill of Flints
where the symbols of the kingdom are placed:
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the Sacred Bundle of the Knife of Flint 9 Wind,
the Roll of Paper, the Fire Drill
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The sacred date of this place is Year 8 Flint, Day 8 Motion.
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Later, when they have been newly-wed
Lord 12 Wind and Lady 3 Flint go to bed within the palace,
covered by the blanket given to them by Lady 1 Eagle.
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Outside, Lord 10 Reed guards the Flint Staff,
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and Lord 10 Vulture guards the Bundle Staff.
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Lord 10 Rain is enthroned in the center of the scene.
An ancient Bearer of the Tobacco Gourd,
he makes offerings of a quail and a bowl.
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He faces the ancient Lord 1 Grass, seated on a stone.
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An offering of reeds bound in paper is placed between them.
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Coming to the marriage festival is a procession of the gods:
Lord 13 Flower "Quetzal," with chiles and a bag of copal,
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Lord 1 Alligator "Alligator," with the Flint Staff,
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Lord 6 Death "Death," with chiles and a bag of copal,
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Lord 6 Water, with reeds and a bone awl for autosacrifice,
%726
Lady 13 Flower "Quetzal," with a spindle and weaving batten,
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Lord 1 Alligator "Yawi-Alligator," with weapons,
%720
Lord 12 Alligator "Double-Headed Eagle," with chiles and a
bag of copal,
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and Lord 10 Alligator "Eagle."
%718
All of this has taken place on the first Day, 1 Alligator,
at the Great Cliff of the Cave of the Yawi;
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the place whose sacred date is Year 5 Reed, Day 12 Alligator.
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The marriage of Lady 3 Flint "Jade Quechquemitl"
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and of Lord 12 Wind "Smoking Eye"
brings about the origin of the Thirteen Plant Lords.
Lord 12 Wind and Lady 3 Flint plant and procreate
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Lord of the Maguey,
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Lord Nopal,
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Lord Trilobe Head,
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Dead Lord of the Malinalli Grass,
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Lord of the Flowering Maguey,
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Lord of the Plant with Colored Branches,
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Living Lord of the Malinalli Grass,
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Lord of the Tree with Diverse Leaves,
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Lord of the Shrub with Diverse Leaves,
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Lord of the Sharp Leaves, which cut,
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Lord of the Palm,
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and the dead Lords of the Palm Leaves, cut and bundled
Lord 13 Grass
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and Lord 13 Jaguar.
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[The War against the Earth Men]
The mortuary bundle of Lord 12 Lizard,
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and the mortuary bundle of Lady 12 Vulture are honored
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in the Year 3 Reed, Days 1 Lizard and 6 Dog,
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by the ancient Bearer of the Tobacco Gourd, Lord 10 Grass.
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Nearby, the gods battle.
Lord 9 Wind "Wind of Death" surrenders to
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Lady 9 Grass " Death."
She is priestess of the Bundle Cult; she battles because of
the deaths of Lord 12 Lizard and Lady 12 Vulture.
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The Lord 9 Wind "Lord Wind, Knife of Flint"
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then attacks the Stone Men,
who are wounded and defeated.
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then attacks the Stone Men,
who are wounded and defeated.
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But one Stone Man succeeds in driving his spear home;
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he defeats and kills the prince Lord 4 House.
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The body of Lord 4 House is placed in a scaffold
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next to the body of his brother, Lord 3 Monkey, also slain.
Their bodies are mummified, dried and smoked in the fire,
[Both were sons of Lord 12 Lizard and Lady 12 Vulture].
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The ancient priest Lord 10 Rain "Jaguar"
sings the brothers a 7 Flower song.
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The sacred dates are Year 3 Reed, Days 6 Dog and 8 Motion.
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[The War of Heaven]
From the star-filled Skyband of 4 Alligator and 11 Alligator
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the Sky of the Moving Sun
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the Striped Men descend, armed and dedicated for sacrifice,
surrounded in clouds, shouting, hurling a storm to the earth
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the Striped Men descend, armed and dedicated for sacrifice,
surrounded in clouds, shouting, hurling a storm to the earth
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the Striped Men descend, armed and dedicated for sacrifice,
surrounded in clouds, shouting, hurling a storm to the earth
%681
Year 12 Flint, Days 12 Flint and 8 Wind are the sacred dates.
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The ancient Bearer of the Tobacco Gourd, Lord 10 Rain
performs the ritual of decapitation,
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joined by the priest Lord 10 Reed, holding a grass knot.
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Fighting against the Striped Men, at Ballcourt of Hill of Flints,
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is Lord 1 Alligator "Alligator"
who captures a Striped Man and takes him prisoner,
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and Lord 9 Wind "Flint Knife" who hurls spears, shouting,
%675
and Lord 4 Alligator "Double-Headed Eagle."
%673
[Lord 12 Wind introduces the Bundle Cult to the Mixteca]
Lord 12 Wind "Smoking Eye" sets forth on a journey,
carrying the Temple of the Sacred Bundle
holding the Flint Staff in his hand.
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He is guided by Lord 3 Flint,
the Bearer of the Sacred Bundle
holding the Roll of Paper in his hand.
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With an offering of firewood burning upon a rosette of leaves
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the two are received by Lord 4 Alligator "Bloody Eagle",
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and by his spouse, Lady 1 Death "Sun Fan".
%667
They are the rulers of the Mountain Where the Sun Rises.
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Here, in this kingdom, a Temple for the Sacred Bundle is built,
dedicated to Lord 9 Wind.
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In the temple enclosure the Lord 4 Alligator "Bloody Eagle",
dedicates the new cult of the Sacred Bundle,
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in the Year 1 Reed, on the Day 1 Alligator ,
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in the Year 1 Reed, on the Day 1 Alligator ,
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beneath the Newborn sun of Lord 1 Death,
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beneath the Skyband of 4 House and 5 Serpent.
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[Lord 12 Wind carries the Sacred Bundle to Black Mountain]
Lord 6 Dog, who carries the Bundle Staff,
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Lord 3 Flint, Bearer of the Temple and of the Fire Drill,
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and Lord 12 Wind "Smoking Eye" bearing the Roll of Paper,
all travel to the lands surrounding Black Mountain.
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Meeting them with a ceremonial greeting
are the ancient Bearers of the Tobacco Gourd:
Lord 10 Rain honors them with the sacrifice of a quail
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and Lord 10 Grass offers them a fiery torch.
%909
Nearby, Lady 1 Serpent "Serpent" kneels on the bank
%657
of a spring flowing from a Temple to the Feathered Serpent.
Year 7 Flint, Day 7 Flint is the sacred date.
%649
Nearby, at the Stone of the Red and White Bundle of Reeds
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Lord 4 Rain and
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Lady 7 Flower makes offerings.
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Year 1 Reed is the sacred date.
%648
Other places on the slopes of Black Mountain are
Ballcourt of Stone,
%650
Place Where the Spear is Thrown, and Bloody Place of Night.
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Nearby, at the Spring of the Cave of the Tree
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are the founding couple, Lord 6 Motion and Lady 9 House.
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Beside the Hill of the Rabbit,
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in the Ravine of Mud,
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are Lord 1 Motion
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and Lady 10 House.
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At the Black Mountain are these places:
Black Altar, Malinalli Grass and Scorpion.
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On the other side of Black Mountain, the Flint Staff is
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planted before the Temple of Heaven, Temple of the Flints,
where the Sacred Bundle is guarded by the effigy of the
warrior Lord [9 Wind] "Knife of Flint."
%655
Year 1 Reed, Day 1 Alligator is the sacred date.
%914
At the summit of Black Mountain,
upon the Altars Beside the Water,
%654
the Lady 1 Serpent "Feathered Serpent" is seated.
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Before her is placed an offering of tortillas and a tamale.
%652
She gestures across the water to Lord 7 Death "Jaguar."
%644
Lord 4 Lizard "Rain", seated upon a stone,
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and Lady 8 House "Jaguar" look on.
%635
[The First Dynasty of Tilantongo]
Year 10 Reed, Day 10 House is the sacred date of the
%634
River Where the Skeletal Stone Man is Pierced by a Spear.
%639
The couple who found the dynasty of this kingdom are
Lord 10 House
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and Lady 1 Grass.
%632
Their son, Lord 3 Eagle,
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marries Lady 4 Rabbit.
To them are born:
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first, Lord 6 Deer "Arrow-Footed
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second, Lord 13 Eagle "Jaguar", and
[third, Lord 9 Wind "Stone Death", who marries
Lady 5 Reed "Jade Quechquemitl."]
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At Town of Hill of the Quechquemitl, Mountain of the Plant,
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Lord 9 Wind and Lady 5 Reed are seated as rulers.
To this couple are born:
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first, Lord 10 Flower "Jaguar", and
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second, Lord 5 Motion "Bird-Headed Jaguar."
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The first son,
Lord 10 Flower "Jaguar," marries Lady 2 Serpent "Serpent."
They have the following children:
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Lady 12 Jaguar "Jeweled Spiderweb," and
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Lord 12 Lizard "Arrow-Footed," born in the Year 5 Reed.
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Enthroned in a palace, Lord 12 Lizard "Arrow-Footed" weds
Lady 4 Alligator "Jewel-Face", and later marries
Lady 4 Flint "Quetzal-Feathered Eagle Head."
These two wives are daughters of the sister of Lord 12 Lizard:
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Lady 12 Jaguar "Jeweled Spiderweb" who had married
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Lord 10 Reed "Bearer of the Flint Staff." He was the son of
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Lady 13 Grass and
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Lord 2 Grass,
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founding rulers of the Dynasty of Sheared Cliff [Tamazola],
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the sacred date of which is the Year 8 Reed, Day 4 Jaguar.
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Other children of this dynasty are:
second, Lord 9 Monkey "Warband Tail,"
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third, Lord 10 Grass, "Shell-Eye,"
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fourth, Lord 9 Lizard, "Stone Jaguar,"
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fifth, Lady 1 Vulture "Rain Skirt,"
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sixth, Lady 1 Rain "Venus Quechquemitl,"
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seventh, Lord 10 Flower "Beaked Knife," and
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eighth, Lord 8 Eagle "He Who Discharges Smoke."