Copán: Casa del Escribano, hieroglyphic bench (780 CE)
Copán: Casa del Escribano (Scribe's House; a.k.a. House of the Bacabs)
Las Sepulturas, Plaza A, Structure 9N-82
hieroglyphic bench (780 CE)
Museo Regional de Arqueología, Copán Ruinas
The Casa del Escribano (Scribe's House) in the Sepulturas group, built in 780 CE, is an elegant mansion occupied by a prominent resident of Copán. It features a number of carved stone reliefs and a magnificent carved hieroglyphic bench. The bench is 6.5 meters long and 2.3 meters wide. The side facing the room is engraved in its entirety.
Supporting the bench are 6 “atlantean” pillars that are intricately carved with characters known as the Bacab (Ba’kab). The Ba’kab are aspects of Pauahtun in his role of supporting the four corners of the universe to prevent it from slipping back into the underworld. The protrusion from their noses may be an indication of breath to demonstrate they are alive. They support the bench to prevent its occupant from sinking into the underworld.
uncoveredhistory.com/honduras/las-sepulturas/las-sepultur...
Las Sepulturas was an upscale residential complex located about 1.5 km to the east of the Gran Plaza at Copán and connected with it by a sacbé (sac’be), that is a causeway or raised, paved road. The Las Sepulturas complex consists of 40 to 50 buildings arranged around 11 courtyards and a central lagoon. The elites of Copán appear to have lived here, particularly during the final decades before the collapse of the Mayan culture at Copán around 820 CE. A large number of residences contain grave sites, hence the name Las Sepulturas, literally the tombs.
Copán: Casa del Escribano, hieroglyphic bench (780 CE)
Copán: Casa del Escribano (Scribe's House; a.k.a. House of the Bacabs)
Las Sepulturas, Plaza A, Structure 9N-82
hieroglyphic bench (780 CE)
Museo Regional de Arqueología, Copán Ruinas
The Casa del Escribano (Scribe's House) in the Sepulturas group, built in 780 CE, is an elegant mansion occupied by a prominent resident of Copán. It features a number of carved stone reliefs and a magnificent carved hieroglyphic bench. The bench is 6.5 meters long and 2.3 meters wide. The side facing the room is engraved in its entirety.
Supporting the bench are 6 “atlantean” pillars that are intricately carved with characters known as the Bacab (Ba’kab). The Ba’kab are aspects of Pauahtun in his role of supporting the four corners of the universe to prevent it from slipping back into the underworld. The protrusion from their noses may be an indication of breath to demonstrate they are alive. They support the bench to prevent its occupant from sinking into the underworld.
uncoveredhistory.com/honduras/las-sepulturas/las-sepultur...
Las Sepulturas was an upscale residential complex located about 1.5 km to the east of the Gran Plaza at Copán and connected with it by a sacbé (sac’be), that is a causeway or raised, paved road. The Las Sepulturas complex consists of 40 to 50 buildings arranged around 11 courtyards and a central lagoon. The elites of Copán appear to have lived here, particularly during the final decades before the collapse of the Mayan culture at Copán around 820 CE. A large number of residences contain grave sites, hence the name Las Sepulturas, literally the tombs.