[tlhIngan Hol] Klingon Word of the Day: quv bey'

[Michael Roney, Jr.]

On Wed, Sep 21, 2016 at 10:33 AM, Steven Boozer <sboozer at uchicago.edu>
wrote:
> Seen in the Rite of Ascension chamber of the House of SepIch, the {quv
bey'} looks like the Pride of Weapons {nuH bey'} except that it contains
two bat'leths and two d'k tahgs, as opposed to the {nuH bey'} which has one
bat'leth, one {naQjej} spear, and a {ghob'etlh} gutting weapon [spelling
uncertain] ("one of three weapons traditionally displayed on the {nuH
bey'}").   [KCD, via qoror]
>
> Essentially, this seems to be a special {nuH bey'} mounted in a Rite of
Ascension chamber.  Perhaps these weapons belonged to the founder of the
House or famous members thereof.
>
> There's a photo labeled "ritual tools used in the Age of Ascension
ceremony" of two {ghanjaq} and a glavin mounted on wall in TKW (p. 204).
>
> A photo of what might be Worf's {nuH bey'} on the wall of his
Enterprise-D quarters - seen in TNG "Genesis", et al. - can be seen in TKW
(p. 124).
>

Wait, so these are two distinct, and clearly specified types of weapons
displays?
I'll have to update my notes accordingly.

Do we know how these differ from the {betleH bey'}?

If {bey'} is "ceremonial display" what do I use for the non-ceremonial
display on the wall behind me?
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~naHQun

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~Michael Roney, Jr.
Freelance Translator
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