>>10369359

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14th notable is the Tattoos: we’ve seen the Ancient Egyptian tattooed (page 131) and it seems there is a lot of Mesoamerican civilizations that also knew the art of the ink. I decided to put this section in the notables because it’s common to many Mesoamerican civilizations, not just one, including the Mayans and the Aztec:

https://www.tattoo.com/blog/aztecs-ritual-tattooing/

“The Aztecs took tattooing to a new level. Similar to those tribes of Ancient Briton, the Aztecs were proud of their body art and created intricate, dazzling designs that still appear in modern tattoo culture to this day. But unlike the Ancient Britons, who tattooed for many reasons – including battle pride, worshipping, and recreational activities – the Aztecs’ tattoos had one sole purpose: ritual.

When it came to their tattoos – the Aztecs were by far the most advanced in design and artwork. At a time when other cultures were merely tattooing rudimentary designs, the Aztec culture had developed incredible patterns with depth and detail on a massive scale. This devotion to body artwork comes heavily from the basis of the culture, which focused on tradition, education, and the arts.

Aztec culture was extremely structured. For a primitive race, their society functioned nearly impeccably, following a social and spiritual code as a basis of laws. Tattoos actually played a huge part in this cultural structure – as they were often used in rituals aimed at worshipping the Gods, such as Uitzilopochtle, Cuauhtli or Quahtli. One such ritual included implementing these impressive tattoos on the bodies of children as a means of encouraging faithfulness towards a specific deity.

Each deity had its own specific symbolic pattern which helped attribute to the worshipping factor of the ritual. In addition to individual styles, each and every tattoo placement was well thought out, with every location on the body holding its own ritualistic meaning. For example, when a child received a tattoo in order to learn and appreciate faithfulness, it was usually on their chest, stomach, or wrist and would imply devotion and loyalty to a particular God of choice.

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One of the last remaining rituals involving tattoos in the Aztec community was as a method of honoring their warriors. The Aztecs were a proud, fierce people and as their victorious warriors would return home, local artists would work away at crafting beautiful artwork for them. These designs were then transferred to the skin of the warrior through the use of tattoo, as a way of paying respect and honoring the triumphant champion.”

https://www.historyonthenet.com/mayan-art-of-the-tattoo

“Mayans practiced many forms of body modification, including deforming a baby’s skull to create a pleasingly elongated shape, fostering crossed eyes, filing teeth, inlaying jade into a tooth, piercing and tattooing. The Mayans did this to be pleasing to the gods, for social status and for personal beauty. The noble class performed as many body modifications as they could, as Mayans believed the more extreme a modification, the higher the status of the individual. However, even Mayan commoners filed their teeth and tattooed their skin.”

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>>10381171

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“Both Mayan men and women got tattoos, although men put off tattoos until they were married. Mayan women preferred delicate tattoos on their upper bodies although not on their breasts. Men got tattoos on their arms, legs, backs, hands and face.

Getting a tattoo was painful. The tattooist would first paint the design on the body, then cut the design into the skin. The resulting scar and paint created the tattoo. The process often led to illness and infection. Mayans who got tattoos were honored for their bravery during the process, as it meant they had the fortitude to deal with the pain and suffering.

Mayan tattoos depicted symbols of the gods, power animals and spiritual symbols to express harmony and balance or the power of night or day. Powerful animals such as serpents, eagles or jaguars were favorites of nobles and warriors. Feathered serpents, a symbol of the powerful god Kukulkan, represented spirituality and wisdom. Eagles symbolized foresight and flight. Jaguars embodied bravery, stealth and power. These are still popular Mayan tattoos today.

Mayans honored their gods by depicting their myths in tattoos. When the Spaniards first saw tattooed Mayans, they were horrified to see people with “devils” pictured on their skin. Cortez found a Spaniard who had been shipwrecked living among the Mayans. Cortez asked the man, Gonzalo Guerrero, if he wanted to return to Spain. Guerrero replied that he couldn’t since he had tattooed his face and pierced his ears.

Mayans were an intensely spiritual people; to them, tattooing held deep meaning. First, tattoos designated their social status, specialized skills and religious power. Tattooing was also a sacrifice to the gods, to give the gods their suffering and blood. The symbols they chose as their tattoos represented their totem animal or the gods, who would then imbue their lives with a measure of power.

As a difficult and dangerous process, tattooing was the charge of the Mayan god Acat. While all Mayans were encouraged to get tattooed, many did not. The painful process of getting a tattoo turned many away. Getting a tattoo required time, as tattooists worked carefully one step at a time to create a tattoo. People often got sick during the process and would have to take time to recover. Overall, the Mayans loved body modifications and considered the pain a part of the process in order to honor the gods.”

>> This is very interesting isn’t it anons? Even in Ancient Egypt Tattooing had something to do with the divine or should I say it had a religious connotation to it. Isn’t this amazing anons? Now we can add the art of tattooing to the list of things that are in common among the civilizations and used it for comparison. This is a new digging tunnel if someone is interest into going there.

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>>10370007

This is Thomas anon,

Hello there fellow researcher.

>> A few years ago, through my studies, an interesting connection was found between the circle (ideal) and language (english, hebrew, arabic). I do not want to hijack or cause thread redirdection. But if sharing is permitted, I would be glad to present it.

No, you won’t be hijacking this thread. You can post whatever you want as long it’s research and digs. This thread is not my property, it’s for mankind. I’m not doing this for fame nor money.

It put a smile on my face to see which specific languages you named. I will address this issue myself, but NOW it’s too early for me and the anons reading what I’m posting, because it’s linked to another issue – should I say a “deeper” issue? – and I’m certain people, including anons are not ready to know that piece of information just yet. They need to understand a few things first that I’m currently working on before they can see how everything is connected. You want to post about it, then please do, the decision is yours, I will read what you write just like the rest of the anons. As for me, I will be waiting for the right moment in my research to bring this subject up. I will be holding back about it for now. We can work on parallel lines. Anons are old enough to read both what you and I post ^_^ It’s up to the reader. So again, please, feel free to share whatever you want. It’s a FREE board.

I see the stele of Naram-Sin caught your attention! Good. I’ve left plenty of breadcrumbs for researchers. Everyone can dig any of them according to his/her subject of interest. This is like a giant spider web with loads of interconnected issues. Loads of work to be done and one person cannot do it ALL on his/her own.

I will be reading what you post.

I wish you a good day anon.

The pleasure is all mine.