The Mayan translation mix-up
James Churchward and the Naacal tablets
The cold hard science of sinking lands
Mu in the modern imagination
YOUR GOAL
Master of Searching for the lost continent of Mu
007skaty The Mayan Translation Mix-up
Reading signs, M and U, sank a continent called Mu!
007skaty His 1870s theories assert that Queen Móo of Mu escaped to Egypt, building the Sphinx to honor her
007skaty French priest Charles Brasseur de Bourbourg examines the illustrated Maya Troano Codex.
007skaty Decode the scrambled Mayan glyphs to discover their legendary connection to the Land of Mu.
Mayan writing: Mayan glyphs are one of the only fully developed writing systems created in the ancient Americas, combining symbols for syllables and whole words.
An ancient manuscript text in book form. In 1864, Brasseur de Bourbourg misinterpreted the Troano Codex, mistakenly inventing the mythical continent of Mu.
Augustus Le Plongeon claimed that Queen Móo of Mu fled to Egypt and became which famous goddess?
Which Greek philosopher wrote the original dialogues about the lost continent of Atlantis?
Where is the physical Troano Codex (part of the Madrid Codex) currently preserved?
Who was the Spanish bishop whose flawed 1566 alphabet led to the mistranslation of Mayan glyphs?
Which ancient Mayan manuscript did Brasseur de Bourbourg mistakenly translate in 1864, creating the name 'Mu'?