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Not to be confused with Lady Six Sky, also known as Lady of Tikal, queen of Naranjo. Ajaw
Ix Yo'kin
(Lady of Tikal)
Ajaw
Queen of Tikal
with co-ruler (husband?) Kaloomteʼ Bahlam
Reign19 April 511 - 527/534
PredecessorChak Tok Ichʼaak II
SuccessorBird Claw
Born1 September 504
Tikal
Died527/34
Tikal
SpouseKaloomteʼ Bahlam (possibly)
FatherChak Tok Ichʼaak II (possibly)
MotherLady K’ahk’ of Yokel
ReligionMaya religion
SignatureIx Yo'kin (Lady of Tikal)'s signature

Lady of Tikal, also known as Woman of Tikal (1 September 504 – after c. 527), was a queen regnant of the Mayan city of Tikal. She took the throne on 19 April 511 and reigned until about 527.

Biography

According to the inscription on Stela 23, the Lady of Tikal assumed a leadership role on 19 April 511, at the age of six, but did not rule on her own. Instead, she co-ruled with an individual named Kaloomteʼ Bahlam. She was possibly the daughter of Chak Tok Ichʼaak II. Lady of Tikal was depicted on Stela 23, which was broken and later re-erected incomplete. It is presumed that Stela 6 and Stela 12 also mention Lady of Tikal, but she is referred to by a different name. Her relationship to Bird Claw, who may have been her successor (and the 20th ruler of Tikal), is unknown due to problems deciphering the text of Stela 8, but Bird Claw does not carry the Tikal emblem.

The name "Lady of Tikal" can also refer to Lady Six Sky of Dos Pilas/Naranjo, more commonly known as "Woman of Tikal". The first Lady of Tikal was born in September 504 while Lady Six Sky acceded to the throne at Naranjo in 682.

Notes

  1. The ruler's name, when transcribed is IX-KALO꞉M IX-?-KʼIN?, Martin & Grube 2008, p.38.
  2. These are the dates indicated in the Maya inscriptions in Mesoamerican Long Count calendar, Birth: 9.3.9.13.3 8 Akʼbal 11 Mol and Accession: 9.3.16.8.4 11 Kʼan 17 (Pop, Martin & Grube 2008, p.38).

Footnotes

  1. Beliaev, D., Tokovinine, A., Vepretskiy, S. Luín, C. (2013). "Los Monumentos de Tikal. By Dmitri Beliaev, Alexandre Tokovinine, Sergey Vepretskiy y Camilo Luín". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ Martin & Grube 2008, p.38.
  3. Martin & Grube 2008, p.39.
  4. Martin & Grube 2008, p.74.

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Preceded byChak Tok Ichʼaak II Ajaw of Tikal
April 19, 511-c.527
with Kaloomteʼ Bahlam co-ruler
Succeeded byBird Claw
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