The Turner Codex is a translation of a series of pictograph engraved copper sheets of Mayan origin, translated by Maplethorpe Turner in the late 1800's. 

Turner, who had discovered the codex in Guatemala, published 1000 copies of his translation in 1902. The translation took eleven years (1891-1902), but the academic community comletely snubbed both book and author. The original plates were destroyed in a fire in 1919, some time after Turner's death. Today, most copies of the Turner Codex have been destroyed, damaged beyond repair, or have simply disappeared.

Copies are held by Havard, Duke, and Miskatonic Universities, as well as a small number of other reputable institutions.


Excerpts:

"Deep beneath the dark lake He dwells. Some say He is chained, others say He only sleeps. Ha awaits His time and His time shall be."

"Shafts from the Underworld rise in triumph, the Spines of Rhadnoth, the Slumberer."

"And He Who Is Not To B Named by the hand of man shall be freed. This same hand may not stop Him; it is spoken and must be. The Old Ones must come and men must end and the earth shall be again as dust."

"From star to star doth He plunge, reveling in His time. The earth quakes in fear. It is the time of ending."

"The Chime of tezchaptl provides protection against your foes and permits you to destroy the singing sorcerer. The Chime that is made nearer to the sky gods is that which is more effective."