Eight Skull

Eight Skull
Stela 12 was possibly dedicated by Eight Skull.
Title	King of Ixkun
Successor	Rabbit God K
Religion	Maya religion
Spouse(s)	?
Parent(s)	unknown

Eight Skull^[1] (ruled ? - c. 790) was one of two known rulers of Ixkun, Mayan city. His successor was Rabbit God K.

Stela 2 records two battles, one against Sacul on 21 December 779 and the other against Ucanal on 10 May 780.^[2] It is said on the stela that Eight Skull was a predecessor of Rabbit God K. The text is incomplete.

Stela 12 is believed to have been dedicated by Eight Skull.^[3]

Notes

1. Laporte et al 2005, p. 159
2. Laporte 2005, p. 224
3. Laporte et al 2005, p. 159

References

Laporte, Juan Pedro (2005). "Terminal Classic Settlement and Polity in the Mopan Valley, Petén, Guatemala". In Arthur A. Demarest, Prudence M. Rice and Don S. Rice (eds.). The Terminal Classic in the Maya lowlands: Collapse, transition, and transformation. Boulder: University Press of Colorado. pp. 195–230. ISBN 0-87081-822-8. OCLC 61719499.

Laporte, Juan Pedro; Héctor E. Mejía with Héctor L. Escobedo and Phil Wanyerka (2005). "Los monumentos esculpidos de Ixkun y algunos aspectos históricos del sitio." (PDF online publication). Ixkun, Petén, Guatemala: Exploraciones en una ciudad del alto Mopan, 1985-2005 (edited by J.P. Laporte and H. Mejía). Guatemala: Atlas Arqueológico de Guatemala, Dirección General del Patrimonio Cultural y Natural, Ministerio de Cultura y Deportes. pp. 156–217. Retrieved 2010-12-05. Cite uses deprecated parameter |coauthors= (help) (Spanish)