Lady Ik

Lady Ik (8th-century) was the mother of Rabbit God K, Maya king of Ixkun, an ancient Maya city in the Petén Department of modern Guatemala. It is possible that she was a princess.

Plaza 3 at Ixkun, from where Ik's son ruled

The text of Stela 1 suggests that Lady Ik was originally from another city named Akbal, which has yet to be identified.[1]

Notes
  1. Laporte et al 2005, p. 159

References
  • Laporte, Juan Pedro; Héctor E. Mejía; Héctor L. Escobedo; Phil Wanyerka (2005). "Los monumentos esculpidos de Ixkun y algunos aspectos históricos del sitio" (PDF). Ixkun, Petén, Guatemala: Exploraciones en una ciudad del alto Mopan, 1985-2005 (edited by J.P. Laporte and H. Mejía) (in Spanish). Guatemala: Atlas Arqueológico de Guatemala, Dirección General del Patrimonio Cultural y Natural, Ministerio de Cultura y Deportes. pp. 156–217. Archived from the original (PDF online publication) on 2011-07-07. Retrieved 2010-12-05.
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