SEPTEMBER 13, 678

MAYAN AJAW (PALENQUE) K’INICH AHKAL MO’ NAHB III BORN

Kʼinich Ahkal Moʼ Nahb III, also known as Chaacal III and Akul Anab III, took the throne as ajaw of Palenque December 30, 721, reigning until circa 736. He was the son of nobleman Tiwol Chan Mat and Lady Kinuw. His probable brother was Kʼinich Janaab Pakal II and was succeeded by his son ajaw Kʼinich Kʼukʼ Bahlam II. Born during the reign of his grandfather, Palenque’s long-lived ruler Kʼinich Janaab Pakal I, often referred to as “Pakal the Great,” Kʼinich Ahkal Moʼ Nahb III oversaw a building program that rivaled that of his predecessors and contributed enormously to the surviving records of Palenque history. The monuments and text associated with Ahkal Moʼ Nahb III are: Temple XVIII texts, Temple XIX bench and texts, Temple XXI texts, Tablets of the Orator and Scribe, Bundle Panel and House E Painted text.

Source:

Simon Martin and Nikolai Grube, Chronicle of the Maya kings and queens. Thames & Hudson: London, 2000).  Retrieved 10/17/2022, Chronicle of the Maya kings and queens: Martin, Simon. : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

Photo:  lapin.lapin, 11/18/2007.  Maya site of Palenque, Chiapas, Mexico. Sculpture depicting king K'inich Ahkal Mo' Naab III (Temple 19). Limestone. Permissive Use.