Okay Guys!, nothing like a little controversy to stir things up..
I've recently found myself between projects when My Dear Marji (who tends to lend herself to controversy) suggest that she would like to see my hands full with the Georgia Guide stones.
For those of you not familiar, they were erected in 1980 by an anonymous donor on a desolate piece of land just outside of Elberton Georgia.
Each of the four monoliths have inscribed the 10 dictations in eight of the worlds predominant languages
these languages are: English , Spanish , Swahili , Hindi , Hebrew , Arabic , Chinese , and Russian .
The dictation(s) read:
Geometrically it's a pretty simple model, essentially a rectangle on top of five more rectangles, the challenge for me is that I'm not an artist so this for me will be a lesson translations and on texturing.
Perhaps more pressing will be to transcribe by hand the four glyphs that create the cap stone's perimeter.
They are:
Egyptian Hieroglyphics
Babylonian Cuneiform
Classic Greek
Sanskrit
Here are a few images, Marji and I showing the size of these stones, The mysterious, loitering dark figure who took our picture, the camera's taking a picture of him taking pictures.
And two images from the web that show the configuration of the stones and of the mysterious cube that was found earlier this year in a purpose cut notch of the English panel. (to be included)
I've recently found myself between projects when My Dear Marji (who tends to lend herself to controversy) suggest that she would like to see my hands full with the Georgia Guide stones.
For those of you not familiar, they were erected in 1980 by an anonymous donor on a desolate piece of land just outside of Elberton Georgia.
Each of the four monoliths have inscribed the 10 dictations in eight of the worlds predominant languages
these languages are: English , Spanish , Swahili , Hindi , Hebrew , Arabic , Chinese , and Russian .
The dictation(s) read:
- Maintain humanity under 500,000,000 in perpetual balance with nature.
- Guide reproduction wisely — improving fitness and diversity.
- Unite humanity with a living new language.
- Rule passion — faith — tradition — and all things with tempered reason.
- Protect people and nations with fair laws and just courts.
- Let all nations rule internally resolving external disputes in a world court.
- Avoid petty laws and useless officials.
- Balance personal rights with social duties.
- Prize truth — beauty — love — seeking harmony with the infinite.
- Be not a cancer on the earth — Leave room for nature — Leave room for nature
Geometrically it's a pretty simple model, essentially a rectangle on top of five more rectangles, the challenge for me is that I'm not an artist so this for me will be a lesson translations and on texturing.
Perhaps more pressing will be to transcribe by hand the four glyphs that create the cap stone's perimeter.
They are:
Egyptian Hieroglyphics
Babylonian Cuneiform
Classic Greek
Sanskrit
Here are a few images, Marji and I showing the size of these stones, The mysterious, loitering dark figure who took our picture, the camera's taking a picture of him taking pictures.
And two images from the web that show the configuration of the stones and of the mysterious cube that was found earlier this year in a purpose cut notch of the English panel. (to be included)
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