·     An approximate equivalent to tombstones in other cultures.

·     AT-E1168-lecture15.t0:11:29-12:57: We also have what we have what we call “name stones” – what the Mayas called “name stones” – so that would be our tombstone. So sometimes these are distinct monuments; and at the site of Piedras Negras and its subsidiary centres, they [i.e. the “name stones”] would decorate the stairways of funeral shrines. So here's one building at the site of Piedras Negras, actually the funeral shrine of a queen. There was a panel there, showing a scene from her life, detailing her biography. Rituals [were] conducted about one year after her burial – what the Mayas called "tomb re-entry" – so, the final act in the transformation of the dead person to venerated ancestor. And finally, the carving of this stone – [AT-E1168-lecture15.t0:12:13] and the stone was literally called uk'aba' tuunil "her name stone". So presumably, the fact that it retains the name is something important in terms of establishing a connection. It's not just the image of the dead person that matters. The statue that can look, that can establish a spiritual link to the deceased, but the name itself. To be able to pronounce the name is an act of connecting – an act of remembering. So to the Maya, remembering was very closely connected to names. And so these tomb stones were literally called k'aba' tuunil “name stones”, because they continue naming and allow us to read the name of the deceased person.

·     Memo (Guillermo) Kantun: caution, this is regionally restricted. [Sim: Indeed, Tokovinine says PNG and its subsidiary centres.]