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Photographer: J. Makali Bruton
Taken: January 20, 2017
Caption:
An additional Ballgame Marker | Additional Description: This additional marker is just northwest of the featured marker and Ballgame court. It is to the right as one walks south from the Quadrangle of the Nuns. It's text reads:
El Juego de PelotaEl gobernante que condujo a Uxmal a su época de mayor expansión y poder, Chan ChahkK’ahk’nalAjaw, fue quien mandó a construir esta cancha de juego de pelota (a finales del siglo IX o principios del X d.C.). Esta cancha presenta dos estructuras alargadas paralelas con dos anillos que tienen inscripciones que se fechan para 905 d.C.
El juego de pelota fue una actividad ceremonial de prestigio y se asocia con los gobernantes y, al mismo tiempo, con la humillación de cautivos. Esto se refleja en la ubicación de la cancha y su cercanía con el Palacio del Gobernador, posible residencia de la casa real y sede de poder del gobernante.
El juego se practicaba con una pelota de hule maciza cuya diámetro variaba en el área maya entre 20 cm y 35 cm. La pelota sólo podía tocarse con la cadera, los codos y las rodillas. Los jugadores llevaban vestimenta de protección elaborada con cuero para amortiguar el impacto.
English:The BallgameThe ruler who led Uxmal to its greatest era of expansión and power, ChahkK’ahk’nalAjaw Chan, was the one who ordered the construction of this ballgame court (during the late ninth or early tenth century A.D.). This court has two parallel elongated structures with two rings bearing inscriptions that date back to 905 A.D.
The ballgame was a prestigious ceremonial activity and is associated with rulers and at the same time, with the humiliation of captives. This is reflected in the location of the court and its proximity to the Governor’s Palace, the possible residence of the royal house and seat of power of the ruler.
The game was played with a solid rubber ball whose diameter in the Maya area varied between 20cm and 35cm. The ball could only be touched with the hips, elbows and knees. Players wore protective clothing made from leather to cushion the impact.
Submitted: April 23, 2017, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana.
Database Locator Identification Number: p381001
File Size: 2.686 Megabytes
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