Lady Lahan Unen Moʼ
Lady Lahan Unen Moʼ also known as Lady 12 Baby Macaws and Kalajuun Uneʼ Moʼ, was a Maya queen of Tikal as a wife of ajaw Jasaw Chan Kʼawiil I. She was the mother of ajaw Yikʼin Chan Kʼawiil. She died in c.704.[1]
Lady Lahan Unen Moʼ | |
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Queen consort of Tikal | |
Lady Twelve Macaw's Temple | |
Died | c.704 |
Husband | Jasaw Chan Kʼawiil I |
Issue |
Tikal Temple II, the Temple of the Masks, was built for her.[2] It has a single wooden sculpted lintel that bears the portrait of the queen.[3]
Footnotes
- Martin & Grube 2008, p. 46.
- Sharer & Traxler 2006, pp. 395, 397.
- Sharer & Traxler 2006, p. 303.; Martin & Grube 2008, p. 46.
References
- Martin, Simon; Nikolai Grube (2008). Chronicle of the Maya Kings and Queens: Deciphering the Dynasties of the Ancient Maya (2nd ed.). London and New York: Thames & Hudson. ISBN 9780500287262. OCLC 191753193.
- Sharer, Robert J.; Loa P. Traxler (2006). The Ancient Maya (6th, fully revised ed.). Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press. ISBN 0-8047-4816-0. OCLC 28067148.
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