Uaxaclajuun Ubʼaah Kʼawiil
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Uaxaclajuun Ubʼaah Kʼawiil, was the 13th ajaw or ruler of the powerful Maya polity associated with the site of Copán in modern Honduras. He ruled from January 2, 695, to May 3, 738.
Uaxaclajuun Ubʼaah Kʼawiil's portrait on Stela H
The Hieroglyphic Stairway.
The final version of the ballcourt was dedicated by Uaxaclajuun Ubʼaah Kʼawiil in AD 738.
Stela P at Copán, depicting Quirigua's Kʼakʼ Chan Yopaat.
Copán
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Copán is an archaeological site of the Maya civilization in the Copán Department of western Honduras, not far from the border with Guatemala. It is one of the most important sites of the Maya civiliza
Uaxaclajuun Ubʼaah Kʼawiil
…also known as "Eighteen Rabbit" or "Waxaklajuun Ub'aah K'awiil"), was the 13th ajaw or ruler of the powerful Maya polity associated with the site of Copán in modern Honduras (its Classic Maya name was probably Oxwitik). He ruled from January 2, 695, to May 3, 738. His name translates as "Eighteen are the…
One of two simian sculptures on Temple 11, possibly representing howler monkey gods.
Ceramic lid shaped to represent K'inich Yax K'uk' Mo', recovered from the tomb of the 7th-century king Smoke Imix, under Temple 26
Stela 63, probably dating to the reign of K'inich Popol Hol