disc. In Egyptian depictions of the female deity Hathor we again find the Umbilical Cutter and
Hathor has also been clearly identified as being the Sumerian Goddess Ninmah.
Would it now surprise you to know that there is a remarkable stele from the Mayan culture
known as Izapa Stele number 5, a cast of which is shown here (fig.142) that amply confirms the
Sumerian and Egyptian connections.
Fig.140 Fig.141
In the depiction we see the tree of life and there is an older bearded god of large stature relating
the story of creation to a Mayan Native of smaller stature seated opposite him while between
them we again see the same Sumerian representation of the Umbilical Cutter (shown in the detail
- fig.143). Interestingly the two central figures in the stele are shown as having the faces and
hands of Elephants which is an animal that is totally unknown to South America and which also
re-enforces the notions of an African connection to the Olmecs as previously stated. At the
bottom of the Stele we clearly see some smooth sided pyramids beside a flowing river like those
found at Giza beside the Nile. Smooth sided pyramids are not found anywhere in South American
construction.
Fig.142