The Ponape Scripture - Revision history

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Graham at 13:16, 15 January 2017

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 ==Copeland’s Annotated Version==
-The archeologist Harold Hadley Copeland (see “[[Zanthu Tablets]]”) had an annotated edition of the Scripture published by Miskatonic University Press in 1907. Copeland’s inquiries into the Cthulhu cult were just beginning, and he seems to have been unaware of either the Muvian tablets or Hoag’s manuscript, making the translation of little value.
+The archeologist [[Harold Hadley Copeland]] (see “[[Zanthu Tablets]]”) had an annotated edition of the Scripture published by Miskatonic University Press in 1907. Copeland’s inquiries into the Cthulhu cult were just beginning, and he seems to have been unaware of either the Muvian tablets or Hoag’s manuscript, making the translation of little value.
 ==Spells==

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	The first published version describes the rites but does not provide the necessary details. In the notes to Copeland’s edition, the editor manages to re-construct the Contact Deep One spell, but the rest remain corrupt.		The first published version describes the rites but does not provide the necessary details. In the notes to Copeland’s edition, the editor manages to re-construct the Contact Deep One spell, but the rest remain corrupt.
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		+	=====Appearances=====
		+	* sourcebook: ''[[The Arkham Gazette, Issue 4]]''

	[[Category:Mythos:Tomes\|Ponape Scripture]]		[[Category:Mythos:Tomes\|Ponape Scripture]]

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-[[Category:LinCarterMythos]]
+[[Category:LinCarterMythos|Ponape Scripture]]
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	==The Hoag Manuscript==		==The Hoag Manuscript==
−	~~[[File:Tome PonapeScriptHoadMS.png\|thumb\|150px\|right\|"The Ponape Scripture, Hoad MS.", illustrated by [[Joseph Sutliff]]]]~~
	The original manuscript of 300+ hand-written pages is more complete than the version eventually published in the late 18th century. Most manuscript copies of the original include Hoag’s translation notes, as well. Only a few copies exist, all in private hands.		The original manuscript of 300+ hand-written pages is more complete than the version eventually published in the late 18th century. Most manuscript copies of the original include Hoag’s translation notes, as well. Only a few copies exist, all in private hands.

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 The ''Ponape Scripture'' first appears in [[Lin Carter]]'s 1975 short story "[[Out of the Ages (fiction)]]".
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 ==The Hoag Manuscript==
 The original manuscript of 300+ hand-written pages is more complete than the version eventually published in the late 18th century. Most manuscript copies of the original include Hoag’s translation notes, as well. Only a few copies exist, all in private hands.

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 ==Spells==
 Only Hoag’s manuscript and the original Muvian documents contain the following spells:
-*Contact [[Deep One]]
+* Contact [[Deep One]]
-*Contact [[Father Dagon]]
+* Contact spells for most of the following:
-*Contact [[Mother Hydra]]
+** [[Dagon and Hydra|Father Dagon]]
 The first published version describes the rites but does not provide the necessary details. In the notes to Copeland’s edition, the editor manages to re-construct the Contact Deep One spell, but the rest remain corrupt.
 [[Category:Mythos:Tomes|Ponape Scripture]]
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−	<~~blockquotes~~>''“Most called them ‘sea devils’ but one tribe chose to treat with them, and worship them. It was from the sea devils the tribe learned of the god Dagon, and during the abhorrent rites to this god, the tribe would couple with the sea devils.”'' — Capt. Abner Ezekiel Hoag, 1734.</~~blockquotes~~>	+	<blockquote>''“Most called them ‘sea devils’ but one tribe chose to treat with them, and worship them. It was from the sea devils the tribe learned of the god Dagon, and during the abhorrent rites to this god, the tribe would couple with the sea devils.”'' — Capt. Abner Ezekiel Hoag, 1734.</blockquote>

	This testament was written in 1734 by [[Kingsport (Location)\|Kingsport]] sea captain Abner Ezekiel Hoag. An alleged transcription of testimony given to Hoag by South Sea Islanders, the severely abridged published version appeared in paper-bound form around the end of the 18th century. Copies of Hoag’s far more complete manuscript are said to still exist. A longheld rumor in occult circles says that Hoag used not only native testimony but also information gleaned from ancient Muvian documents translated by Yogash, Hoag’s half-Polynesian manservant. The testimony of the islanders specifically details a local cult of humans who worship and breed with the deep ones. Hoag hints that this tainted worship may have been adopted by American sailors who, after visiting the island, imported it to their homelands. References to [[Cthulhu]] and his [[Star-Spawn of Cthulhu\|star-spawn]] are many, as well as Cthulhu’s “sons,’’ [[Ghatanothoa]] and [[Zoth-Ommog]].		This testament was written in 1734 by [[Kingsport (Location)\|Kingsport]] sea captain Abner Ezekiel Hoag. An alleged transcription of testimony given to Hoag by South Sea Islanders, the severely abridged published version appeared in paper-bound form around the end of the 18th century. Copies of Hoag’s far more complete manuscript are said to still exist. A longheld rumor in occult circles says that Hoag used not only native testimony but also information gleaned from ancient Muvian documents translated by Yogash, Hoag’s half-Polynesian manservant. The testimony of the islanders specifically details a local cult of humans who worship and breed with the deep ones. Hoag hints that this tainted worship may have been adopted by American sailors who, after visiting the island, imported it to their homelands. References to [[Cthulhu]] and his [[Star-Spawn of Cthulhu\|star-spawn]] are many, as well as Cthulhu’s “sons,’’ [[Ghatanothoa]] and [[Zoth-Ommog]].