Ni-ther

This nautical symbol is the same as the "Ophir" glyph found in Chachapoyas at the tomb called Pueblo de los Muertos and on the stone tablet found at Gran Vilaya. The "Ni-ther" or "Ta-Neter" figure occurs in the rock art of Sumeria and Egypt as long ago as 7000 B.C. Indeed, the ancient ships of Egypt bound for Punt (a land of gold which scholars believe was Ophir) bore this symbol. This fact suggests that the ancient people of the Middle East may have arrived there by way of the seas. The Foundation has compiled volumes on this subject, and on the associated cultures and history.
    The Solomonic legends are very much alive in the Chachapoyas region. Legends of Solomon and legends of contact with cultures across the oceans, the descriptions of the gold mining operations, the descriptions of ancient religious teachers --all suggest a definite link. The evidence in the Valdivia culture of Ecuador supports this link. Some scholars say there is a link between the ancient Ainu of Japan, a Caucasoid people, and the ancient Chachapoyas. It is interesting to note that most of the epigraphic studies undertaken recently in Japan do indicate Sumerian and Semitic origins of the kind the AEF & OSC has found in Peru.
    The Feathered Serpent III-Ophir, the "Dragon Ship" of the AEF & OSC, displays this glyph on its twin sterns. Part of the mission of the Grand Ophir Sea Expedition will be to retrace Solomon's Pacific route from Peru to Ezion-Geber. Eventually, the expedition will return to Peru by way of the Atlantic route, enter the Amazon, and follow that giant river up to its source in the Andes --the highland river Maranon, the great highway in the major inland system navigated by the ancient Chachapoyans.