Drawing of Altar Q Accession Phrases and Founder's House Glyphs

Artist
Linda Schele
Medium
Photocopied glyphs cut out and pasted onto construction paper
Object Dimensions
11 x 8 1/2 in
Object Collection
Schele Drawing Collection
Object Number
SD-4041
Annotations
Founder glyphs Fig 8
Bibliography

Schele, Linda, and David A. Freidel. 1990. A Forest of Kings: The Untold Story of the Ancient Maya. New York: William Morrow and Company, Inc.: 312, Fig. 8:4

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Site Found
Copan
Geographic Region
Honduras
Chronological Period
Late Classic
Date Range
A.D. 763-810
Archaeological Phase
Coner Phase
Culture
Maya
Provenance
West Court, Acropolis
Description

Top two rows show text from Altar Q describing Ajaw K'inich Yax K'uk Mo' acceding as founder of royal lineage on 5 Kaban 15 Yaxk'in (8.19.10.10.17) and arriving as founder on 8 Ajaw 18 Yaxk'in (8.19.10.11.0). Bottom row illustrates various founder's house glyphs.

Glyphic Inscription
5 Kaban 15 Yaxk'in (8.19.10.10.17) and 8 Ajaw 18 Yaxk'in (8.19.10.11.0)

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