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a. shelYstar<br />

ffi<br />

b. star over Seib¿<br />

ffi<br />

"the captor of"<br />

e. shield/fl<strong>in</strong>t event<br />

Fig.7.L8<br />

Glyphs of Warfare<br />

a. Shell/star glyph (war aga<strong>in</strong>st a city or l<strong>in</strong>eage)<br />

b. Shell/star glyph comb<strong>in</strong>ed with Seibal emblem Slyph,<br />

tra¡slat<strong>in</strong>g as "war aga<strong>in</strong>st Seibal"<br />

c. Verb glyph (chucøl) designat<strong>in</strong>g capture of a victim<br />

d. Axe Slyph, <strong>in</strong>dicat<strong>in</strong>g war weaponry<br />

e. Shield/fl<strong>in</strong>t glyptu verbal copstruction <strong>in</strong>dicat<strong>in</strong>g weaporìry<br />

f. Glyph specify<strong>in</strong>g "the captor of.," used <strong>in</strong> a lord's title<br />

g. Glyph (bak), mean<strong>in</strong>g "captive"<br />

h. Nøwa glyph, mean<strong>in</strong>g "to let blood"<br />

Draw<strong>in</strong>gs by L<strong>in</strong>da Schele (and captions) as Fig. V.1, p. 210, <strong>in</strong><br />

Schele and Miller, 1986,<br />

The Blood of K<strong>in</strong>gs: Dynøsty and Ritual <strong>in</strong> Maya Art.<br />

8i9.7.78

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