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Kʼinich Yax Kʼukʼ Moʼ (Mayan pronunciation: [jaʃ kʼukʼ moʔ] "Great Sun, Quetzal Macaw the First", ruled 426 – c. 437) is named in Maya inscriptions as the founder and first ruler, kʼul ajaw (also rendered kʼul ahau and kʼul ahaw - meaning holy lord), of the pre-Columbian Maya civilization polity centered at Copán, a major Maya ...
Mar 27, 2014 · Yax K'uk' Mo' (pronounced `Yash Kook Mo') was the founder and first king of the dynasty that ruled the Maya city of Copan (in modern day Honduras) for 350 years. Known formally by his royal name, K'inich Yax K'uk' Mo ', he reigned for eleven years from 426-437 CE.
Kʼinich Yax Kʼukʼ Moʼ (in Mayan languages pronounced as /jaʃ kʼukʼ moʔ/ "Great Sun, Quetzal Macaw the First", ruled 426 –) is named in Maya inscriptions as the founder and first ruler, kʼul ajaw (also rendered kʼul ahau and kʼul ahaw - meaning holy lord), of the pre-Columbian Maya civilization polity centered at Copán, a major ...
Apr 24, 2018 · Learn how K'inich Yax K'uk' Mo', the founder of the Copan dynasty, was identified by epigraphers in the 1980s based on his name glyph and accession date. Explore his role, origin, and legacy in Maya history and culture.
Kʼinich Yax Kʼukʼ Moʼ ( Mayan pronunciation: [jaʃ kʼukʼ moʔ] "Great Sun, Quetzal Macaw the First", ruled 426 – c. 437) is named in Maya inscriptions as the founder and first ruler, kʼul ajaw (also rendered kʼul ahau and kʼul ahaw - meaning holy lord), of the pre-Columbian Maya civilization polity centered at Copán, a major Maya site located in t...
Copan Altar Q helped us to understand the lineage of the sixteen kings from the Founder K'inich Yax K'uk' Mo' to Yax Pasaj Chan Yopaat. This site delves further into an assortment of the monumental creations and depictions of these kings to pursue the narrative trends and motifs through their reign.
The king named Yax K’uk’ Mo’ was the first. Some of the inscriptions record events in the life of Yax K’uk’ Mo’, while others refer to relationships involving him or commemorations of him, but none come from the time when Yax K’uk’ Mo’ himself ruled (ca. AD 426-437).
