{{Hatnote|Not to be confused with [[Stone Tablet]] or ''[[BS The Legend of Zelda: Ancient Stone Tablets]]''.}}
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{{Term/Store|Ancient Tablet|Ancient Tablets|Series, SS|plural}} are items in {{SS}}.<ref>{{Cite Book|type= Guide|quote= |game= SS|publisher= Prima|edition= Collector's Edition|year= 2013page= 22}}</ref>
{{Term/Store|Ancient Tablet|Ancient Tablets|Series, SS, TotK|plural}},{{Exp Game|SS, TotK}}<ref>{{Cite Guide|quote= |game= SS|publisher= Prima|edition= Collector's Edition|year= 2013|page= 22}}</ref><ref>{{Cite|{{Color|TotK Map Blue|{{Big|'''Ancient Tablet'''}}<br/>Deciphered}}|Map|TotK}}</ref> also known as '''Stone Tablets''',{{Exp Game|TotK}}<ref>{{Cite|Did you notice the number 13 there? That means there are {{Color|TotK Red|12}} more {{Color|TotK Red|stone tablets}} to be found.|Wortsworth|TotK}}</ref> are recurring {{Plural|Series|Item|link}} and {{Plural|Series|Object|link}} in {{TLoZ|Series}}.
==Location and Uses==
==Location and Uses==
==={{SS|-}}===
Normally, the inhabitants of [[Skyloft]] cannot reach the Surface, and in fact its lands are simply a legend for them. However, the Ancient Tablet, when placed in the altar inside the [[Chamber of the Sword]], allows [[Link]] to penetrate the [[Cloud Barrier]] by forming a [[Column of Light]] in each of the three regions of the surface. The tablet is broken into three parts - Emerald, Ruby and Amber. These three fragments open the way to [[Faron Woods]], [[Eldin Volcano]] and [[Lanayru Desert]], respectively.
Normally, the inhabitants of [[Skyloft]] cannot reach the Surface, and in fact its lands are simply a legend for them. However, the Ancient Tablet, when placed in the altar inside the [[Chamber of the Sword]], allows [[Link]] to penetrate the [[Cloud Barrier]] by forming a [[Column of Light]] in each of the three regions of the surface. The tablet is broken into three parts - Emerald, Ruby and Amber. These three fragments open the way to [[Faron Woods]], [[Eldin Volcano]] and [[Lanayru Desert]], respectively.
===List of Tablets===
====List of Tablets====
===Emerald Tablet===
=====Emerald Tablet=====
{{Main|Emerald Tablet}}
[[File:SS Emerald Tablet Model.png|left|70px]]
[[File:SS Emerald Tablet Model.png|left|70px]]
The Emerald Tablet is found inside the Chamber of the Sword in Skyloft. When Link first enters this place and receives the [[Goddess Sword]], [[Fi]] materializes this tablet to give to Link and instructs him to hit the [[Goddess Crest]] with a [[Skyward Strike]].<ref>{{Cite|Master, the first thing you must do is hit the crest sitting in this room with a Skyward Strike. These blasts are formed of pure energy that charges within your blade when you lift it skyward. Once you have charged your blade, face the crest and swing your sword to send out a powerful Skyward Strike.|Fi|SS}}</ref> Link does this, raising an altar in which the Emerald Tablet can be inserted. When he inserts the tablet, a break in the clouds appears in the southeastern part of [[The Sky]] and a pillar of green light radiates from it.<ref>{{Cite|Master Link, it is done. Until now, a cloud barrier created by the goddess has separated the world you know from the one below. The tablet you placed in the altar has opened a small rift in the cloud barrier. You can use it to travel through the clouds to the realm below. I have recognized you as my master, and so it is my duty to follow you wherever you may go.|Fi|SS}}</ref> This marks the way to Faron Woods.
The {{Term|SSHD|Emerald Tablet}} is found {{Term|SSHD|Inside the Statue of the Goddess|link}} in {{Term|SSHD|Skyloft|link}}. It is used to access {{Term|SSHD|Faron Woods|link}}.
===Ruby Tablet===
=====Ruby Tablet=====
{{Main|Ruby Tablet}}
{{Main|Ruby Tablet}}
[[File:SS Ruby Tablet Model.png|left|80px]]
[[File:SS Ruby Tablet Model.png|left|80px]]
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===Amber Tablet===
=====Amber Tablet=====
{{Main|Amber Tablet}}
{{Main|Amber Tablet}}
[[File:SS Amber Tablet Model.png|left|50px]]
[[File:SS Amber Tablet Model.png|left|50px]]
The Amber Tablet is found in the [[Earth Spring]], located behind the room where Link fights [[Scaldera]] in the [[Earth Temple (Skyward Sword)|Earth Temple]]. As with the Ruby Tablet, hitting the Goddess Crest with a Skyward Strike leads to another message from the gods and the acquisition of the Amber Tablet.<ref>{{Cite|{{Color|SS Yellow|From the edge of time I guide you, the one destined to carry out the goddess's mission. The spirit maiden who descended from the clouds has passed through the Earth Spring and makes her way to a fated place. The parched desert of Lanayru... That is where the chosen will pass through the}} {{Color|SS Red|Gate of Time}} {{Color|SS Yellow|into a distant world.}}|Fi|SS}}</ref><ref>{{Cite|Master Link. It appears Zelda has cleansed herself in the waters of this fountain. Based on the information from the message I just imparted, I project she is traveling to a region known as {{Color|SS Light Blue|Lanayru}}. If you transport this tablet back to the statue in Skyloft, a new column of light will appear that will allow you to travel to the {{Color|SS Light Blue|Lanayru region}}. I suggest you return at once to {{Color|SS Light Blue|Skyloft}} and then set out for the Lanayru region.|Fi|SS}}</ref> When the Amber Tablet is returned to the altar inside the Chamber of the Sword, the entire Ancient Tablet is reassembled and a cloud rift with a yellow light pillar appears in the southwestern part of The Sky. This marks the way to Lanayru Desert, the final continuous area of The Surface reachable from The Sky.
The Amber Tablet is found in the [[Earth Spring]], located behind the room where Link fights [[Scaldera]] in the [[Earth Temple (Skyward Sword)|Earth Temple]]. As with the Ruby Tablet, hitting the Goddess Crest with a Skyward Strike leads to another message from the gods and the acquisition of the Amber Tablet.<ref>{{Cite|{{Color|SSHD Gold|From the edge of time I guide you, the one destined to carry out the goddess's mission. The spirit maiden who descended from the clouds has passed through the Earth Spring and makes her way to a fated place. The parched desert of Lanayru... That is where the chosen will pass through the}} {{Color|SS Red|Gate of Time}} {{Color|SS Gold|into a distant world.}}|Fi|SSHD}}</ref> When the Amber Tablet is returned to the altar inside the Chamber of the Sword, the entire Ancient Tablet is reassembled and a cloud rift with a yellow light pillar appears in the southwestern part of The Sky. This marks the way to Lanayru Desert, the final continuous area of The Surface reachable from The Sky.
==Nomenclature==
==={{TotK|-}}===
{{Names Table
The {{Plural|TotK|Ancient Tablet}} are found on {{Plural|TotK|Small Island|link}} found throughout the {{Term|TotK|Sky|link}}. {{Term|TotK|Link|link}} cannot read them himself,<ref>{{Cite|It's etched with ancient Hyrulean text. You cannot read it.|Game Screen|TotK}}</ref> but they can be photographed and shown to {{Term|TotK|Wortsworth|link}} to decipher as part of the {{Term|TotK|Side Adventure|link}} "[[Messages from an Ancient Era]]". In some cases, the center of a {{Term|TotK|Small Island}} will give away when {{Term|TotK|Link}} stands on it, causing the {{Term|TotK|Ancient Tablet}} to fall to the {{Term|TotK|Surface|link}} below. In one case, the {{Term|TotK|Ancient Tablet}} will even fall into the {{Term|TotK|Depths|link}}.
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|name1= Ancient Tablet
|name2= Emerald Tablet
|name3= Ruby Tablet
|ja1= {{Romanize|宝珠の石版|Houshu no Sekiban|Jewel Tablet}}
The Ancient Tablets, diegetically in the {{Term|TotK|Ancient Hyrulean|link}} language, are written in an imitation of Middle English, though with the occasional real word. This is an idiosyncracy unique to the English localization; in other languages, Wortsworth simply translates the text of the tablets directly before giving his understanding.
|ja2= {{Romanize|緑宝珠の石版|Midori Houshu no Sekiban|Green Jewel Tablet}}
|ja3= {{Romanize|紅宝珠の石版|Beni Houshu no Sekiban|Crimson Jewel Tablet}}
Normally, the inhabitants of Skyloft cannot reach the Surface, and in fact its lands are simply a legend for them. However, the Ancient Tablet, when placed in the altar inside the Chamber of the Sword, allows Link to penetrate the Cloud Barrier by forming a Column of Light in each of the three regions of the surface. The tablet is broken into three parts - Emerald, Ruby and Amber. These three fragments open the way to Faron Woods, Eldin Volcano and Lanayru Desert, respectively.
The Amber Tablet is found in the Earth Spring, located behind the room where Link fights Scaldera in the Earth Temple. As with the Ruby Tablet, hitting the Goddess Crest with a Skyward Strike leads to another message from the gods and the acquisition of the Amber Tablet.[4] When the Amber Tablet is returned to the altar inside the Chamber of the Sword, the entire Ancient Tablet is reassembled and a cloud rift with a yellow light pillar appears in the southwestern part of The Sky. This marks the way to Lanayru Desert, the final continuous area of The Surface reachable from The Sky.
Tears of the Kingdom
The Ancient Tablets are found on Small Islands found throughout the Sky. Link cannot read them himself,[5] but they can be photographed and shown to Wortsworth to decipher as part of the Side Adventure "Messages from an Ancient Era". In some cases, the center of a Small Island will give away when Link stands on it, causing the Ancient Tablet to fall to the Surface below. In one case, the Ancient Tablet will even fall into the Depths.
The Ancient Tablets, diegetically in the Ancient Hyrulean language, are written in an imitation of Middle English, though with the occasional real word. This is an idiosyncracy unique to the English localization; in other languages, Wortsworth simply translates the text of the tablets directly before giving his understanding.
↑"Did you notice the number 13 there? That means there are 12 more stone tablets to be found." — Wortsworth (Tears of the Kingdom)
↑"From the edge of time I guide you, the one destined to carry out the goddess's mission. The spirit maiden who descended from the clouds has passed through the Earth Spring and makes her way to a fated place. The parched desert of Lanayru... That is where the chosen will pass through theGate of Timeinto a distant world." — Fi (Skyward Sword HD)
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