About

I created the original in 1996, and lo -- it kind of sucked.

Then I bought the domain, rewrote the essay, dug in some time at the Oriental Institute archives, and lo -- it ceased sucking quite so much.

Others also assisted with their own translations and archive time. And that was really cool of them.

And so it was that I presented my work unto the Internet, and all was good.

Then people started copying my work without my permission. Which was a new and strange kind of suckiness, but oddly flattering (in a licentious sort of way).

And then one day I redesigned. And all was minty. Yea.