Drawing of Temple of the Cross West Jamb
L. Schele, "Accession Iconography of Chan-Bahlum in the Group of the Cross at Palenque." In Art, Iconography & Dynastic History of Palenque, Part III, Proceedings of Segunda Mesa Redonda de Palenque; 1976: Fig. 6 Notebook for the XVIth Maya Hieroglyphic Writing Workshop:194;
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West sanctuary jamb from the Temple of the Cross. K'inich Kan B'alam II wears an elaborate costume that includes a skeletalized bird backrack. He holds a Quadripartite Badge, personified perforator, in his right hand. The text in the upper right names Kan B'alam II as the child of K'inich Janaab Pakal.
The text above the panel reads Wak Chan Ahaw ("Six Sky Lord") u-k'ul kaba ("its holy name") u-ku-nu-il ("his seat") ah-? ("he of ?"). For panel from east sanctuary jamb see SD176.