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Kʼinich Janaab Pakal I (Mayan pronunciation: [kʼihniʧ χanaːɓ pakal]), also known as Pacal or Pacal the Great (March 24, 603 – August 29, 683), [N 1] was ajaw of the Maya city-state of Palenque in the Late Classic period of pre-Columbian Mesoamerican chronology. He acceded to the throne in July 615 and ruled until his death.
Janahb Pakal also known as Janaab Pakal, Pakal I or Pakal the Elder, (died 6 March 612), was a nobleman and possible ajaw of the Maya city-state of Palenque. [2]
In the image that covers it, Pakal lies on top of the “earth monster.” Below him are the open jaws of a jaguar, symbolizing Xibalba. Above him is the Celestial Bird, perched atop the Cosmic Tree (represented by a cross) which, in turn, holds a Serpent in its branches. Thus, in the image Pakal lies between two worlds: the heavens and the ...
The Mask of Pakal is a funerary jade mask found in the tomb of the Mayan king, K’inich Janaab’ Pakal inside the Temple of the Inscriptions at the Maya city of Palenque in Chiapas, Mexico. Considered a master piece of Mesoamerican and Maya art , the mask is made with over 346 green jade stone fragments, the eyes are made with shell, nacre ...
Janaab Pakal III, [N 1] also known as 6 Cimi Pakal, (fl. c.799), was an ajaw of the Maya city of Palenque.He acceded to the throne in November, 799. [N 2] [1] He was probably last ruler of Palenque and his glyph name comes from blackware vase found in the residential quarter of city.
Alberto Ruz Lhuillier (27 January 1906 – 25 August 1979) was a Mexican archaeologist.He specialized in pre-Columbian Mesoamerican archaeology and is well known for leading the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) excavations at the Maya site of Palenque, where he found the tomb of the Maya ruler, Pakal.
Kʼinich Janaab Pakal II, [N 1] also known as Upakal Kʼinich, (fl. c.742), was an ajaw of the Maya city of Palenque. He ruled c.742 and he was probably brother of Kʼinich Ahkal Moʼ Nahb III . [ 1 ]
Grandson of Kʼinich Janaab Pakal I. His construction program rivaled that of his predecessors, and contributed enormously to the surviving records of Palenque history. Kʼinich Janaab Pakal II (Upakal K'inich)? Palenque Son of Tiwol Chan Mat and Kinuw: c.742 ? ? one child Bodega no. 1144; Probable brother of the predecessor. [46] Kʼinich Kan ...