Ahkal Moʼ Nahb II

Ahkal Moʼ Nahb II[N 1] also known as Chaacal II and Akul Anab II, (September 3, 523 – July 21, 570) was an ajaw of the Maya city-state of Palenque. He took the throne on May 2, 565, eighty-five days after the death of Kʼan Joy Chitam I.[N 2][1] He was the grandson of Ahkal Moʼ Nahb I and probably the brother of Kan Bahlam I.[1]

Ahkal Moʼ Nahb II
Ajaw
King of Palenque
Reign2 May 565 - 21 July 570
PredecessorKʼan Joy Chitam I
SuccessorKan Bahlam I
Born3 September 523
Palenque
Died21 July 570(570-07-21) (aged 46)
Palenque
FatherKʼan Joy Chitam I
ReligionMaya religion
SignatureAhkal Moʼ Nahb II's signature

Notes

  1. The ruler's name, when transcribed is a-ku-AL MOʼ-na-bi, translated "Turtle Macaw Lake?".
  2. These are the dates indicated on the Maya inscriptions in Mesoamerican Long Count calendar, Born: 9.4.9.0.4 7 Kʼan 17 Mol, Acceded: 9.6.11.5.1 1 Imix 4 Sip and Died: 9.6.16.10.7 9 Manikʼ 5 Yaxkʼin.

Sources

  1. Skidmore, Joel (2010). The Rulers of Palenque (PDF) (Fifth ed.). Mesoweb Publications. p. 31. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
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