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GONZALEZ AUSTRIA NOGUEZ, Liliana. Narratives behind the portraits of a Mayan ruler: Yuhkno^ʔm Yihch’aak K’ahk’, Calakmul. LiminaR [online]. 2023, vol.21, n.1, e947.  Epub 20-Ene-2023. ISSN 2007-8900.  https://doi.org/10.29043/liminar.v21i1.947.

In this essay I discuss an interpretation of the portraits of one the most important rulers of the Kaanuʔl dynasty of the Late Classic: Yuhknoʔm Yihch’aak K’ahk’, currently also known as “Jaguar Paw,” who ruled from 686 to 695 in Calakmul and died in 697. His portraits are found on a stela, three ball court panels, and a vessel that are inscribed with discourses that legitimized and immortalized him. To interpret these, I examine the text in each portrait and, if there is no nominal hieroglyph, I posit a possible reference to him. With his ties to central Mexico, Yuhknoʔm Yihch’aak K’ahk’ is portrayed wearing the patron god of the dynasty and generating the movement of the cosmos.

Palabras llave : Maya portraits; Maya rulers; Kaanu^ʔl dynasty; Late Classic; Mayan iconography.

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