El Tajin - El Tahin (English spelling)

Japanese: エル・タヒン - えるたひん(英語表記)El Tajin
El Tajin - El Tahin (English spelling)

Located about 10 km southeast of Poza Rica in the state of Veracruz, Mexico, on the Gulf Coast of Mexico, this is a representative ruin of the Veracruz Classic Culture (4th to 9th centuries AD). At first it was strongly influenced by Teotihuacan, but in its decline it displayed its own individuality and exerted an influence. It consists of numerous pyramids (temples) and ball courts, but only a small part of them has been excavated so far. The six-story pyramid with 365 small square niches is famous, but the other buildings are also distinctive in that they are decorated with niches, lightning bolts, and protruding eaves. A dozen ball courts have been discovered, suggesting that ball games were popular in the area. The walls of the ball courts feature bas-reliefs of ball players being sacrificed and intricate arabesque patterns unique to the Veracruz Classic Culture. In addition, this site was registered as a World Heritage Site in 1992 (World Cultural Heritage Site).

[Yoshiro Masuda]

[Reference item] | Veracruz Classical Culture

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

メキシコ湾岸、メキシコ、ベラクルス州ポサ・リカ市の南東約10キロメートルにある、ベラクルス古典文化(紀元4~9世紀)の代表的遺跡。初め、テオティワカンの強い影響を受けていたが、その衰退期には逆に個性を発揮して影響を与えるに至った。多数のピラミッド=神殿や球戯場よりなるが、いままで発掘調査されたのは、そのごく一部にしかすぎない。365の方形の小ニッチ(壁龕(へきがん))を備え、6層よりなるピラミッドが有名であるが、そのほかの建物も、ニッチ、雷文(らいもん)、張り出した軒蛇腹(のきじゃばら)などで飾られている点に特色がある。十数か所の球戯場が発見され、球戯の祭祀(さいし)が盛んであったことが暗示されている。球戯場の壁面には、生贄(いけにえ)にされる球戯者やベラクルス古典文化特有の複雑に入り組んだ唐草文様の浅浮彫りがみられる。なお、この遺跡は1992年に世界遺産の文化遺産として登録されている(世界文化遺産)。

[増田義郎]

[参照項目] | ベラクルス古典文化

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