Yax Nuun Ahiin II

Yax Nuun Ahiin II
Ajaw of Tikal 29th in the line
Stela 19 and Altar 6 in the northern enclosure of Group R, a twin pyramid complex at Tikal, representing Yax Nuun Ahiin II.
Reign	December 25, 768-c.794
Predecessor	28th Ruler
Successor	Nuun Ujol K'inich
Born	before 768
Died	c.794
Father	Yik'in Chan K'awiil
Religion	Maya religion

Yax Nuun Ahiin II^{[N 1]} also known as Ruler C and Chitam, (before 768-c.794), was an ajaw of the Maya city of Tikal. He took the throne on December 25, 768 and reigning probably until his death.^{[N 2]} He was son of Yik'in Chan K'awiil and brother of 28th Ruler. The monuments associated with Yax Nuun Ahiin II are: Stelae 19, 21 and Altars 6 and 10.^[1][2]

Notes

Yax Nuun Ahiin II's glyph

1. The ruler's name, when transcribed is YAX-?-AYI:N, translated "First ? Calman", Martin & Grube 2008, p.51.
2. These are the dates indicated on the Maya inscriptions in Mesoamerican Long Count calendar, Accession: 9.16.17.16.4 11 K'an 12 K'ayab, Martin & Grube 2008, p.51.

Footnotes

1. Martin & Grube 2008, p.51.
2. Sharer & Traxler 2006, p.313.

References

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. ISBN 9780500287262. OCLC 191753193.

Sharer, Robert J.; Loa P. Traxler (2006). The Ancient Maya (6th, fully revised ed.). Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press. ISBN 0-8047-4816-0. OCLC 28067148.