Sihyaj Chan Kʼawiil I

Sihyaj Chan Kʼawiil I,[N 1] (fl. c. 307) was ajaw ("lord") of the Maya city-state of Tikal. He was son of his predecessor Animal Headdress and Lady Skull. The monument associated with Sihyaj Chan Kʼawiil I is El Encanto Stela I.[1]

Sihyaj Chan Kʼawiil I
Ajaw of Tikal
11th in the line
Sihyaj Chan Kʼawiil I's glyph
Reignc.307
PredecessorAnimal Headdress
SuccessorUnen Bahlam
FatherAnimal Headdress
MotherLady Skull
ReligionMaya religion

Notes
  1. The ruler's name, when transcribed is SIHYAJCHAN[KʼAWI꞉L] CHAK-ICHʼA꞉K, translated "Sky-born Kʼawil Great Claw", Martin & Grube 2008, p.26.

Footnotes
  1. Martin & Grube 2008, pp.26-27.

References
  • Martin, Simon; Nikolai Grube (2008). Chronicle of the Maya Kings and Queens: Deciphering the Dynasties of the Ancient Maya (2nd ed.). London and New York: Thames & Hudson. ISBN 9780500287262. OCLC 191753193.


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