Eight Skull[1] (ruled ? - c. 790) was one of two known rulers of Ixkun, Mayan city. His successor was Rabbit God K.
| Eight Skull | |
|---|---|
| Ajaw | |
 Stela 12 was possibly dedicated by Eight Skull. | |
| King of Ixkun | |
| Reign | c.779-790 |
| Successor | Rabbit God K |
| Born | Ixkun |
| Died | c.790 Ixkun |
| Spouse | Lady Ik (possibly) |
| Issue | Rabbit God K (possibly) |
| Religion | Maya religion |
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.[1]
Notes edit
- ^ a b Laporte & Mejía (2005), p. 159.
- ^ Laporte (2005), p. 224.
References edit
- Laporte, Juan Pedro (2005). "Terminal Classic Settlement and Polity in the Mopan Valley, Petén, Guatemala". In Demarest, Arthur A.; Rice, Prudence M.; Rice, Don S. (eds.). The Terminal Classic in the Maya lowlands: Collapse, transition, and transformation. Boulder, colorado: University Press of Colorado. pp. 195–230. ISBN 0-87081-822-8.
- Laporte, Juan Pedro; Mejía, Héctor E. (2005). Laporte, J.P.; Mejía, H. (eds.). "Los monumentos esculpidos de Ixkun y algunos aspectos históricos del sitio" (PDF). Ixkun, Petén, Guatemala: Exploraciones en una ciudad del alto Mopan, 1985-2005 (in Spanish). with collaboration of Héctor L. Escobedo and Phil Wanyerka. Guatemala: Atlas Arqueológico de Guatemala, Dirección General del Patrimonio Cultural y Natural, Ministerio de Cultura y Deportes. pp. 156–217.[permanent dead link]