Sak K'uk'

Sak K'uk'
Queen of Palenque
Sak K'uk' in 615
Reign	October, 612 – 615
Predecessor	Janahb Pakal (position uncertain) or Ajen Yohl Mat
Successor	K'inich Janaab Pakal I
Spouse	K'an Mo' Hix
Issue	K'inich Janaab Pakal I Ajen Yohl Mat?
Father	Janahb Pakal
Mother	Yohl Ik'nal or unknown
Religion	Maya religion

Sak K'uk'^{[N 1]} also known as Muwaan Mat, Lady Sak K'uk' and Lady Beastie, was queen of the Maya city-state of Palenque. She acceded to the throne in October, 612 and ruled until 615.^{[N 2][1]}

Biography

Her father was Janahb Pakal and her mother was Yohl Ik'nal or unknown.^[2] As Janahb Pakal seems to have had no male heirs, she ascended to the throne on 19 October 612, a few months after her father's death. After his maturity, her son K'inich Janaab Pakal I succeeded her as ruler on 26 July 615. She seems to have continued to wield considerable influence over Palenque in the early decades of her son's reign. She was probably mother of Ajen Yohl Mat.^[3][4]

Glyph of Sak K'uk'

Notes

1. The ruler's name, when transcribed is ?-[MUWA:N]MAT.
2. These are the dates indicated on the Maya inscriptions in Mesoamerican Long Count calendar, Acceded: 9.8.19.7.18 9 Etz'nab 6 Keh.

Sources

1. Skidmore, Joel (2010). The Rulers of Palenque (PDF) (Fifth ed.). Mesoweb Publications. p. 67. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
2. Skidmore, Joel (2010). The Rulers of Palenque (PDF) (Fifth ed.). Mesoweb Publications. pp. 56–57. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
3. Skidmore, Joel (2010). The Rulers of Palenque (PDF) (Fifth ed.). Mesoweb Publications. pp. 67–70. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
4. Martin, Simon; Nikolai Grube (2008). Chronicle of the Maya Kings and Queens: Deciphering the Dynasties of the Ancient Maya (2nd ed.). London and New York: Thames & Hudson. pp. 159–161. ISBN 9780500287262. OCLC 191753193.