Kʼukʼ Bahlam I,[N 1] also known as Kuk and Bahlum Kʼukʼ, (March 30, 397 – 435?), was a founder and ajaw of the ruling dynasty at the Maya city of Palenque. He founded the dynasty on March 10, 431.[N 2][1]
Depiction
One stone censer stand portrays one of the Palenque kings named Kʼukʼ Bahlam, as the subject can be identified by a quetzal (kʼuk') headdress and jaguar (bahlam) ears.[2]
Notes
^The ruler's name, when transcribed is KʼUKʼ[BAHLAM], translated "Quetzal Jaguar".
^These are the dates indicated on the Maya inscriptions in Mesoamerican Long Count calendar, Born: 8.18.0.13.6 5 Kimi 14 Kʼayab and Acceded: 8.19.15.3.4 1 Kʼan 2 Kʼayab.
Sources
^Skidmore, Joel (2010). The Rulers of Palenque(PDF) (Fifth ed.). Mesoweb Publications. p. 6. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
^Martin, Simon; Grube, Nikolai (2008). Chronicle of the Maya Kings and Queens: Deciphering the Dynasties of the Ancient Maya (2nd ed.). London: Thames and Hudson.
