Motif
Boundary marking protects inherited land
boundary_marking_protects_inherited_land
A motif of the Sacred Law and Social Order family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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maya
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The Maya Chronicles FOOTNOTES: / CHRONICLE OF CHICXULUB. / TEXT. / CONQUEST AND MAP.; lines 5930-5991 confidence: high
Royal commissions and a license from the ruling king through Tomas Lopez authorize measuring forests and uncultivated fields so boundaries can be known, parents and children can maintain lands, food can be given to Encomenderos, and fields do not encroach on one another; the narrator swears the information is true.
The narrator emphasizes measuring forests and uncultivated fields, knowing where boundaries pass, placing marks, preventing encroachment, and maintaining lands for parents and children.
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