GI-Kʼawiil of Cancuén

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GI-Kʼawiil (G1-Kʼawiil) was a Queen consort of Dos Pilas. She is also known as the Lady of Cancuén.[1]

G1-Kʼawiil of Cancuén
Ajaw
Queen consort of Dos Pilas
SpouseKing Uchaʼan Kʼin Bʼalam
HouseRoyal house of Dos Pilas (by marriage)
ReligionMaya religion

Biography edit

She was born in Cancuén. She married Uchaʼan Kʼin Bʼalam, king of Dos Pilas.[2] It is likely that they had no son, because the successor of her husband was not her son.[3]

Dos Pilas Panel 19 depicts Uchaʼan Kʼin Bʼalam and GI-Kʼawiil presiding over a ritual featuring a young boy.

The Hieroglyphic Bench of GI-Kʼawiil labels her husband as "He of Five Captives".[4]

Notes edit

  1. ^ The Search for Five-Flower Mountain: Re-Evaluating the Cancuen Panel
  2. ^ Dos Pilas Ruler 3 Archived 2018-10-08 at the Wayback Machine at Mesoweb.
  3. ^ Martin & Grube 2000, p. 61
  4. ^ Stanley Guenter, personal communication 2003