Stone tablets of Tæn Wôtris

Only the gods themselves could have left us such a treasure!"

Nim Farbhand, brictælgican artist

During excavations in 1,065 AEC near the small town of Swún in Tæn Wôtris on Brictælgis , ancient stone tablets were discovered that were dated to around 7,000 BEC. According to records of the discovery at the time, the find included a total of 13 stone tablets. It contained, among other things, the oldest depictions of the creation of Elaqitan, the birth of the Âtogôtaigs (Ddral for Âdocôdix) and some of their rituals, as well as everyday notes such as observations of the sky or natural phenomena. On the panels there are petro- and hieroglyphs in Ddral, either standing alone or together.

Gemälde "Der Fund der Steintafeln von Taen Wôtris" von Nim Farbhand, 1.070 AEC by Blue Fairy 74 via Midjourney

It took the Âdocôdix scholars over 250 years to decipher about half of the tablets, as the characters of the proto-language Ddral were hardly known until then. During the excavations, a kind of codex was found that provided clues for translating the characters. But it wasn't until a similar codex was discovered on Téshàn around 1,385 AEC that the rest could be deciphered.

The tablets were kept in the sacred halls of Lomlâruins, the capital of Tæn Wôtris. In 1,545 AEC, a fire destroyed the valuable treasure when the roof of the hall collapsed and the panels broke into many pieces. Reconstruction is no longer possible due to the degree of destruction. Although numerous parchments were made during the study and translation, over time these are only available in fragments. The largest collection of broken pieces of tablets and parchments is now in the Great Library of Aqila.

Content

The tablets can be divided into four groups according to content and size:

The Creation of Elaqitan

"In the beginning, the gods Nystix created the earth and Lyais the air. The goddesses Ophine and Uona created water and fire."

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Four panels dealt with the pilgrimage of Eqilateus of Vinduria to the Tree of the Elements. The closer he got to the tree, the more violent visions he had about the history of creation. The story was depicted in small, simplified petroglyphs and, in addition to Eqilateus' visions, also showed stations on his pilgrimage.

The birth of the Âtogôtaigs

"At the end of the Age of Creation, the first of our kind were born from the womb of Mother Earth on the banks of the Thoininhi."

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Two tablets told the story of the first Âtogôtaigs in petro- and hieroglyphs. They are about their birth, Lake of Life, how they left their home on the Thointris and moved west and founded their first city, Prigg-Thagi.

Overview

Origin: approx. 7,000 BEC
Location: 1,065 AEC near Swún in Tæn Wôtris
Medium: Stone in different sizes
Plates 01-04 Creation of Elaqitan
Plates 05-06 The birth of the Âtogôtaigs
Plates 07-11 Life of the Âtogôtaigs
Plate 12 Sky & Nature
Plate 13 Codex

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The life of the Âtogôtaigs

"Valgu owes Âril 12 crabs, 15 moss chickens, 2 green cats, 2 chisels and 5 blacksmith hammers for the construction of his house."

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The 7th to 11th panels bore witness to the simple everyday life of the Âtogôtaigs in hieroglyphs. They talked about building instructions for pile tree houses, recipes, sacrifices to seven gods and even the election of the next king.

Sky observations & natural phenomena

"In the night sky, two fire snakes with huge heads and long tails appeared next to the moon and fought against each other."

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The 12th stone slab was the largest and was mainly about phenomena in the sky and in nature that the druids of the Âtogôtaigs observed. Star constellations were carved into the stones to show the movements of the stars, and petroglyphs were used to show natural phenomena.

Zeichnungen der Steintafeln, die während der Ausgrabungen angefertigt wurden by Blue Fairy 74 via Midjourney