Welcome to the Museum of the Known World – discover two million years of human history and culture.
Welcome to the Museum of the Known World – discover two million years of human history and culture.
Jackson Seagraves.
(American, Jacksonville, Florida 2002 – present).
Medium (website).
(American, 2012 – present).
Dev-Blog.
REF. 2023.3103.
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i: To Explain…
No one is reading this blog — except my girlfriend when I make her — so this is really for me, but for a little bit I am going to work on consolidating this world into a more concise and manageable ‘story’ per-say and focus on doing larger, single project things within the world; while supplementing that with the one offs and smaller artifacts like: the first artifact I posted.
It might seem odd to ‘refocus’ a Blog that I have only posted twice on, but I have been working on this project for a while now (outside of the Blog) so this is more of a general refocus then a blog-specific one.
I tried to post an artifact here today, that just felt too disconnected from the world, and distant to matter to the overall ‘lore’ and I realized (with the help of my girlfriend) that the world is becoming too disparate and spread out for it’s own good, and needs to be solidified…
ii: The Failed Post…
In case anyone was wondering what the post that caused this reevaluation looks like (no one is), here it was, for posterity’s sake.
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2 — Ostrakon with Lines from The Thalassoros | [ARTIFACT: Ostrakon]
Artifact Details
Title: Ostrakon with Lines from The Thalassoros
Date: 1700 B.A.–1600 B.A.
Geography: Made in
Medium: Pottery fragment with ink inscriptions
Dimensions: 4 3/4 x 3 9/16 in.
Classifications: Ceramics
Accession Number: 1650.234.2052
Signatures, Inscriptions, and Markings
Inscription: The text is repetitive and fragmentary but roughly inscribes the first three lines of The Thalassoros written in Demotin Canon.
(?) Sing sing the (?)
the goddess tale, sing sing (?) tale (?) (?) tale
Sing, goddess, the tale of Thala’s ruination
When the three kingdoms were one, and (?)
goddess, the tale of Thalasorros (?)
(?) sing three kingdomsVerso: The verso contains a small drollery of an Aureavox.
About
Catalog Entry: Ostraca are texts written on broken pottery or other clay materials, which were employed when parchment or papyrus was unavailable or cost prohibitive.
In 35 A.A. the presumed location for the former city of Thala, located in present day Thalan, was excavated. Although the God-king’s Thalasorium’s rubied city from the poem was not technically found, a large fortified citadel and walled lower city was excavated. This magnificent archeological find was supplemented with innumerable artifacts, like pottery, weaponry/armor, and numerous Ostraca. Interestingly, scorching upon the outermost city walls, and numerous broken arrows found in and around the site strongly hint towards a foreign attack upon the ancient city, roughly analogous to the time period given in the poem; although earthquake and famine seem to have also ravaged the city around this time, this could imply the fabled ‘War of the Four God Kings’ from the poem could have historical basis.
This particular artifact, seems to be a student’s writing practices in class, with the repeating lettering implying he was practicing his lines. It is the oldest example we have of The Thalassoros in direct writing, and is written in Demotin Canon, the ‘casual’ writing system of many early Fandels ¹ peoples that is spread all over the continent of Centrians.
The back contains a drollery or doodle of an Aureavox, that mountainous type of bird, most likely done by the student as it is on the inside of the former pottery. It seems in reference to the muse that is invocated at the beginning of the Thalasorros, Mediunium, the goddess of poems, who is said to fly high above known world singing her poetry to all that can hear; hence why only those scribes of the most importance living in the tallest of towers or castles can recite her verse.
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FOOTNOTES:
1: Peoples from the continent of Centrians generally beginning in the city of Alden Tawn and ending in the northern city of Robertsville, not including those on the other side of the Black Mountain range.Alexandre Farnoux 47 A.A. | Museum of the Known World
References
Farnoux, A. (n.d.). Everyday life in Thala. Monuments, 7(33), 492–493.
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Information: Work created with Midjourney. Edited in Adobe Photoshop.
edited by: Molly Siddall
edited by: The Author
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CATALOG ENTRY:
Jackson Seagraves third entry in his Dev-Blog. Focused on a failed blog post, ‘2 — Ostrakon with Lines from The Thalassoros | [ARTIFACT: Ostrakon]’, and a refocusing of the blog format.
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THE MUSEUM OF the Known World (MoKW) houses the largest collection of art, technology, history, and science in the Firmosan Republic. Explore the story of human culture from its beginnings to the very present.[1]
Established in 112 B.A. / Year 888, by renowned explorer and naturalist Ser. William H.W. Packet and his wife, Edith Packet, as a “public collection of antiquities“[2] and originally known as the Packet Institution for Education and Discovery, upon Ms. Packets death, in 89 B.A. the Packet’s trust was purchased by the Firmosan government whom in 01 A.A. / Year 1000 established 09 Ser. William St. as the MoKWs permanent residence,[3] and began to slowly expand the Packets initial collection through acquisition and discovery.[4]
Each and every artifact in the MoKW, tells it’s own unique story, transposed across culture, time, history, and place. We encourage our guests to explore the MoKW at their own special pace and find the ideas and themes that connect all of these unique stories.
Ser. William H.W. Packet was an explorer, naturalist, and captain to grandest expedition of the age of sail, the Aurora Expedition. His wife, Edith Packet, was a philanthropist, writer, and often considered the first female lepidopterist, but by far their greatest legacy is that of the MoKW.
The MoKW sits in the heart of Newfield’s historic downtown. During the 1000 World’s Progress Expo, the Artifacts of The Known World Exhibit debuted in this exact location. Following it’s success the building remained, and the MoKW was born.
The MoKW continues to add new objects and artifacts to its collection to this very day. The Museum of the Known World: Collection Department participates in excavations across the globe in collaboration with partners in host countries.
THE MUSEUM OF the Known Word (MoKW) houses the largest collection of art, technology, history, and science in all lands seen and unseen. Explore the story of human culture from its beginnings to the very present.¹
Established in 112 B.A. by renowned explorer and scientist Ser. William H.W. Packet and his wife, Edith Packet, as a “public collection of antiquities”² and originally known as the Packet Institution for Education and Discovery, upon her death in 90 B.A. Lady Packets trust was purchased by the Firmosan government whom in 00 A.A. established 09 Ser. William St. as the MoKW‘s permanent residence,³ and began to slowly expand the Packets initial collection through acquisition and discovery.⁴
Each and every artifact in the MoKW, tells it’s own unique story, across culture, time and history. Explore at your own pace and find the ideas and themes that connect all of these unique stories.
The MoKW sits in the heart of Newfield’s historic downtown. During the 1000 World’s Fair Expo, the Artifacts of The Known World exhibit debuted in this exact location. Following it’s success the MoKW was born.
Ser. William Packet sailed from BLANK to BLANK, and lived with the natives of BLANK, but by far his greatest legacy is that of the MoKW. Read more about Ser. Packet and his wife here.
The MoKW sits in the heart of Newfield’s historic downtown. During the 1000 World’s Fair Expo, the Artifacts of The Known World exhibit debuted in this exact location. Following it’s success the MoKW was born.
09 SER WILLIAMS ST, NEWFIELDS, FIRMOSA, MUSEUM OF THE KNOWN WORLD.
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THE MUSEUM OF the Known Word (MoKW) houses the largest collection of art, technology, history, and science in all lands seen and unseen. Explore the story of human culture from its beginnings to the very present.¹
Established in 112 B.A. by renowned explorer and scientist Ser. William H.W. Packet and his wife, Edith Packet, as a “public collection of antiquities”² and originally known as the Packet Institution for Education and Discovery, upon her death in 90 B.A. Lady Packets trust was purchased by the Firmosan government whom in 00 A.A. established 09 Ser. William St. as the MoKW‘s permanent residence,³ and began to slowly expand the Packets initial collection through acquisition and discovery.⁴
Each and every artifact in the MoKW, tells it’s own unique story, across culture, time and history. Explore at your own pace and find the ideas and themes that connect all of these unique stories.
The MoKW sits in the heart of Newfield’s historic downtown. During the 1000 World’s Fair Expo, the Artifacts of The Known World exhibit debuted in this exact location. Following it’s success the MoKW was born.
Ser. William Packet sailed from BLANK to BLANK, and lived with the natives of BLANK, but by far his greatest legacy is that of the MoKW. Read more about Ser. Packet and his wife here.
The MoKW sits in the heart of Newfield’s historic downtown. During the 1000 World’s Fair Expo, the Artifacts of The Known World exhibit debuted in this exact location. Following it’s success the MoKW was born.
09 SER WILLIAMS ST, NEWFIELDS, FIRMOSA, MUSEUM OF THE KNOWN WORLD.
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet. Et cupiditate quis eos blanditiis deleniti eum nobis placeat.
