·     Saturno-UXNDiMSaA.t0:29:12 (Bill Saturno’s audio-only Peabody lecture).

·     Note the slight difference between sakun and sukun – perhaps a dialectical difference.

·     AT-E1168-lecture25.t0:47:12-47:46 (Sim: unfortunately, a lot of sound problems in the recording sat that moment): We're still in the process of understanding Classic Maya courtly titles and hierarchy. // [inaudible] three or four years ago we discovered [that] there was an entirely new class of officials called "Obsidians" and they were in charge of learning and teaching [inaudible]. And nearly every Maya city [inaudible]. [inaudible]. We found them at Xultun, we found them at Copan, we found them at the site of La Corona, and they probably [inaudible].

·     AT-YT2021-lecture4.t0:42:23-43:39: In the same [way] it's interesting that we see individuals who are "obsidian officials", [i.e.] their official title is Obsidians. These are in fact Maya scholars – specialists in astrology, or in [the] calendar, [or] in astronomical observations. And just like scholars of today, they have ranks. You start out as a stepping-up youth: <unclear> Ch'ok. You proceed to Junior Obsidian: Itz'in Taaj. And then the highest position is Sakun Taaj. And then you report to the king as the Wind God with Obsidian. // The king is still the patron of all Arts and Sciences, but in distinct supernatural manifestations. So the obsidians themselves are black: they paint their body black – at least the senior obsidians do. So their bodily paint reflects the nature of obsidian, even though they themselves are obsidians probably metaphorically, because they have special knowledge, priestly knowledge, that sets them apart for everybody else.