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Inauguration Dates of Three Late Classic Rulers of Tikal, Guatemala

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 January 2017

Christopher Jones
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Abstract

Three passages in the hieroglyphic inscriptions of the Maya city of Tikal in Guatemala indicate inaugurations to the throne of three rulers at A.D. 682, 734, and 768. The distribution of the rulers' name-glyphs in the inscriptions, as well as differences in the art and architecture of the time-periods thus marked, support the validity of the three inaugural dates. The parentage of the rulers and the likelihood that the three rulers were members of the same family is discussed. The author suggests that personality differences among the three rulers can be discerned.

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American Antiquity , Volume 42 , Issue 1 , January 1977 , pp. 28 - 60
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Copyright © The Society for American Archaeology 1977

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