Kir'shara

• Ancient artifact containing the original writings of Surak of Vulcan on the topic of cthia, or "logic" (ENT: "Kir'shara")
  • Lost soon after his death, his writings only surviving in fragmentary forms or in the teachings passed to his students, known as the Analects of Surak (ENT: "Kir'shara"; ENT Novel: Tower of Babel)
  • Recovered August 2154 in the T'Karath Monastery by Captain Jonathan Archer while holding the katra of Surak (ENT: "Kir'shara")
  • Rediscovery led to general cultural reformations throughout Vulcan society, including a rejection of recent militaristic and incurious attitudes amongst the Confederacy (ENT: "Kir'shara"; ENT Novel: The Good That Men Do)
• Small pyramidal device about half a meter in height, a quarter meter wide at its widest point (ENT: "Kir'shara"; ENT Novel: Uncertain Logic)
• Possesses holographic projectors to present writings for public display (ENT: "Kir'shara"; ENT Novel: Uncertain Logic)
• Pyramid contains 36 trapezoidal sheets of titanium on which Surak inscribed his writings (ENT Novel: Uncertain Logic)