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Subject(s)

• Palenque Site (Mexico) [Browse]
• Inscriptions, Mayan—Mexico—Palenque Site [Browse]
• Mayan languages—Writing [Browse]
• Palenque Site (Mexico)—Antiquities [Browse]
• Mayas—Antiquities [Browse]
• Excavations (Archaeology)—Mexico—Palenque Site [Browse]
• Indigenous Studies [Browse]

Series

• Serie Testimonios y materiales arqueológicos para el estudio de la cultura maya 2. [More in this series]
• Serie Testimonios y materiales arqueológicos para el estudio de la cultura maya ; 2 [More in this series]

Summary note

In 1993 the rests of a fragmented and partially damaged tablet of hieroglyphs was recuperated in Temple XVI (Structure 16) of Palenque, an archaeological discovery known as the "Tablero de K'an Tok". This important discovery is a late Mayan inscription carved around the 8th century during the ruling of K'inich K'uk' B'ahlam III. Author Bernal reconstructed the monument and deciphered the inscription concluding that it represents a list of diverse members from the Palenque royal lineage who were ascended or "installed" as chief priests of the K'an Tok office by Palenque rulers in a desperate effort to maintain their power in what was a hopeless future. Bernal also discovered the existence of an unknown late Palenque ruler: U Pakal K'inich Janahb' Pakal (b. 742)

Bibliographic references

Includes bibliographical references (p. 169-178)

ISBN

• 9786070206436
• 6070206436

LCCN

2009-511199

OCLC

495470117

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