Ahkal Mo' Nahb II

Ahkal Mo' Nahb II
Ajaw Palenque
Glyph of Ahkal Mo' Nahb II at Temple of the Cross Tablet (see vectorised version here)
Reign	May 2, 565 – July 21, 570
Predecessor	K'an Joy Chitam I
Successor	Kan Bahlam I
Born	3 September 523
Died	21 July 570 (aged 46)
Religion	Maya religion

Ahkal Mo' Nahb II^{[N 1]} also known as Chaacal II and Akul Anab II, (September 3, 523 – July 21, 570) was an ajaw of the Maya city-state of Palenque. He took the throne on May 2, 565, he was grandson of Ahkal Mo' Nahb I and probably brother of Kan Bahlam I.^{[N 2][1]} He enthroned eighty-five days after death of K'an Joy Chitam I.^[1]

Notes

1. The ruler's name, when transcribed is a-ku-AL MO'na-bi, translated "Turtle Macaw Lake?".
2. These are the dates indicated on the Maya inscriptions in Mesoamerican Long Count calendar, Born: 9.4.9.0.4 7 K'an 17 Mol, Acceded: 9.6.11.5.1 1 Imix 4 Sip and Died: 9.6.16.10.7 9 Manik' 5 Yaxk'in.

Sources

1. Skidmore, Joel (2010). The Rulers of Palenque (PDF) (Fifth ed.). Mesoweb Publications. p. 31. Retrieved 12 October 2015.