Eight Skull
| Eight Skull | |
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Stela 12 was possibly dedicated by Eight Skull. | |
| Title | King of Ixkun |
| Successor | Rabbit God K |
| Religion | Maya religion |
| Spouse(s) | ? |
| Parent(s) | unknown |
Eight Skull[1] (ruled ? - c. 790) was one of two known rulers of Ixkun, Mayan city. His successor was Rabbit God K.
Stela 2 records two battles, one against Sacul on 21 December 779 and the other against Ucanal on 10 May 780.[2] It is said on the stela that Eight Skull was a predecessor of Rabbit God K. The text is incomplete.
Stela 12 is believed to have been dedicated by Eight Skull.[1]
Notes
- 1 2 Laporte & Mejía (2005), p. 159.
- ↑ Laporte (2005), p. 224.
References
- Laporte, Juan Pedro (2005). "Terminal Classic Settlement and Polity in the Mopan Valley, Petén, Guatemala". In Demarest, Arthur A.; Rice, Prudence M.; Rice, Don S. The Terminal Classic in the Maya lowlands: Collapse, transition, and transformation. Boulder, colorado: University Press of Colorado. pp. 195–230. ISBN 0-87081-822-8.
- Laporte, Juan Pedro; Mejía, Héctor E. (2005). Laporte, J.P.; Mejía, H., eds. "Los monumentos esculpidos de Ixkun y algunos aspectos históricos del sitio" (PDF). Ixkun, Petén, Guatemala: Exploraciones en una ciudad del alto Mopan, 1985-2005 (in Spanish). with collaboration of Héctor L. Escobedo and Phil Wanyerka. Guatemala: Atlas Arqueológico de Guatemala, Dirección General del Patrimonio Cultural y Natural, Ministerio de Cultura y Deportes. pp. 156–217.
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