Popol Vuh The Definitive Edition Of The Mayan

Popol Vuh,the Quiche Mayan book of creation, is not only the most important text in the native languages of the Americas, it is also an extraordinary document of the human imagination. It begins with the deeds of Mayan gods in the darkness of a primeval sea and ends with the radiant splendor of the Mayan lords who founded the Quiche kingdom in the Guatemalan highlands. Originally written in Mayan hieroglyphs, it was transcribed into the Roman alphabet in the sixteenth century.This new edition of Dennis Tedlock's unabridged, widely praised translation includes new notes and commentary, newly translated passages, newly deciphered hieroglyphs, and over forty new illustrations.

Dennis Tedlock is McNulty Professor of English and Research Professor of Anthropology at the State University of New York at Buffalo. He is the coeditor of American Anthropologist and the author of several books.

Illustrations

13

(15)

Preface

15

(6)

Introduction

21

(42)

Part One

This is the beginning of the Ancient Word

63

(1)

This is the account

64

(2)

Now they planned the animals of the mountains

66

(1)

And then the deer and birds were told

67

(1)

Again there comes an experiment with the human work

68

(1)

Then comes the naming of those who are the midmost seers

69

(2)

Again there comes a humiliation

71

(2)

This was when there was just a trace of early dawn

73

(4)

Part Two

Here is the beginning of the defeat and destruction of the day of Seven Macaw

77

(1)

And here is the shooting of Seven Macaw by the two boys

78

(3)

And here are the deeds of Zipacna

81

(3)

Now this is the defeat and death of Zipacna

84

(1)

And the third to magnify himself is the second son of Seven Macaw, named Earthquake

85

(6)

Part Three

And now we shall name the name of the father of Hunahpu and Xbalanque

91

(1)

And these are the lords over everything

92

(1)

And now for the messengers of One and Seven Death

93

(1)

After that One and Seven Hunahpu left

94

(2)

And One and Seven Hunahpu went inside Dark House

96

(2)

And here is the account of a maiden

98

(1)

And after the maiden was noticed by her father

99

(3)

And when Blood Moon came to the mother of One Monkey and One Artisan

102

(2)

And this is their birth; we shall tell of it here

104

(2)

And then they sang, they played, they drummed

106

(3)

And now they began to act out their self-revelation

109

(2)

So now there was fire in their hearts

111

(1)

Happy now, they went to play ball at the court

112

(4)

They went down to Xibalba

116

(3)

First they entered Dark House

119

(3)

And after that, the boys next entered Razor House

122

(2)

And now they entered Cold House

124

(1)

So next they entered Jaguar House

124

(1)

So next they entered the midst of the fire

125

(1)

Now they were put inside Bat House

125

(5)

And here it is: the epitaph, the death of Hunahpu and Xbalanque

130

(1)

This is the making of the oven

131

(1)

And on the fifth day they reappeared

132

(1)

And they came to the lords

133

(3)

And this is the sacrifice of little Hunahpu by Xbalanque

136

(2)

And then they named their names

138

(1)

And this is their grandmother, crying and calling out in front of the ears of green corn

139

(2)

And here their father is put back together by them

141

(4)

Part Four

And here is the beginning of the conception of humans

145

(1)

These are the names of the first people who were made and modeled

146

(2)

And then their wives and women came into being

148

(1)

And this is our root, we who are the Quiche people

149

(2)

And this is the name of the mountain where they went

151

(1)

They walked in crowds when they arrived at Tulan, and there was no fire

152

(4)

When they came away from Tulan Zuyua

156

(1)

And then they came away, just camping on the road

157

(1)

And then Tohil, along with Auilix and Hacauitz, spoke to them

158

(2)

And here is the dawning and showing of the sun, moon, and stars

160

(2)

And there began their song named ``Camacu''

162

(1)

And here they burn their copal

163

(2)

And then comes the killing of the tribes

165

(1)

First the tribes tried to plan the defeat of Tohil, Auilix, and Hacauitz

166

(1)

And they sent the two of them, named Lust Woman and Wailing Woman

167

(3)

And here is the joining together of all the tribes

170

(1)

And then Jaguar Quitze, Jaguar Night, Not Right Now, and Dark Jaguar had a plan

171

(1)

And these are the ones who were there: Jaguar Quitze, Jaguar Night, Not Right Now, and Dark Jaguar

172

(1)

Now this is where we shall tell about the death of Jaguar Quitze, Jaguar Night, Not Right Now, and Dark Jaguar

173

(6)

Part Five

And then they remembered what had been said about the east

179

(1)

And then they came before the lord named Nacxit

179

(1)

And then they came to a place where they founded a citadel named Thorny Place

180

(1)

And Bearded Place is the name of the mountain of their citadel

181

(2)

And then they got up and came to the citadel of Rotten Cane

183

(1)

And here are the titles of the lords who led the Cauecs

184

(1)

And now these are the lords who led the Greathouses

185

(1)

And now these are the Lord Quiches

185

(1)

And there were also two lineages of Zaquic lords

185

(1)

Then splendor and majesty grew among the Quiche

185

(2)

And here are the names of the sixth generation of lords

187

(1)

After that came the sentries

188

(3)

And now we shall name the names of the houses of the gods

191

(1)

And this is the cry of their hearts

192

(2)

And here are the generations, the sequences of lordships

194

(1)

And here shall appear the faces, one by one, of each of the Quiche lords

194

(2)

And here are those of the Greathouses

196

(1)

And now these are for the Lord Quiches

197

(1)

And there are three Masters of Ceremonies in all

197

(1)

This is enough about the being of Quiche

198

(3)

Notes and Comments

201

(1)

Orthography

201

(1)

Abbreviations

202

(1)

Mayan Poetics

202

(3)

The Mayan Calendar

205

(4)

Notes and Comments

209

(127)

Glossary

336

(27)

Bibliography

363

(12)

Index

375

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