John Montgomery discusses the Maya glyphs k’u-xa-ja and k-u-xa-ji-ya, both referring to "cannibalism."

Date
2002
Type
Book
Source
John Montgomery
Non-LDS
Hearsay
Direct
Reference

John Montgomery, Dictionary of Maya Hieroglyphics (New York: Hippocrene Books, Inc., 2002), 156

Scribe/Publisher
Hippocrene Books, Inc.
People
John Montgomery
Audience
Reading Public
Transcription

k’u-xa-ja (k’uxaj) (t603:114.81) 1 pass. v. “was eaten” 2 pass. v. “was ground” 3 pass. v. “was hurt” Accompanies representations of captives and may refer to “torture” or “cannibalism”

k-u-xa-ji-ya (k’uxajiy) (t604:136.114:126v) 1 tr. com. V. “ate” 2 tr v. “to grind” 3 tr. v. “to hurt” Accompanies representations of captives and may refer to “torture” or “cannibalism”

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