::''See also
Pakal (disambiguation).''
Lady Pakal (or Lady Pacal;
Mayan
Mayan most commonly refers to:
* Maya peoples, various indigenous peoples of Mesoamerica and northern Central America
* Maya civilization, pre-Columbian culture of Mesoamerica and northern Central America
* Mayan languages, language family spoken ...
''Ix Pacal''
) was a
Maya
Maya may refer to:
Ethnic groups
* Maya peoples, of southern Mexico and northern Central America
** Maya civilization, the historical civilization of the Maya peoples
** Mayan languages, the languages of the Maya peoples
* Maya (East Africa), a p ...
Queen consort
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of
Yaxchilan
Yaxchilan () is an ancient Maya city located on the bank of the Usumacinta River in the state of Chiapas, Mexico. In the Late Classic Period Yaxchilan was one of the most powerful Maya states along the course of the Usumacinta River, with Pied ...
in
Mexico
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.
It is said that she lived into her sixth ''
k'atun'', meaning that she was at least ninety-eight when she died in 705.
Her name means "shield".
Family
Lady Pacal was a daughter of Lady Xibalba and wife of the king (''
ajaw
Ajaw or Ahau ('Lord') is a pre-Columbian Maya civilization, Maya political title attested from epigraphy, epigraphic inscriptions. It is also the name of the 20th day of the ''tzolkʼin'', the Maya divinatory calendar, on which a ruler's ''kʼatu ...
'')
Yaxun B'alam III[''The Ancient Maya'' by ]Robert Sharer
Robert J. Sharer (March 16, 1940 – September 20, 2012) was an American archaeologist, academic and Mayanist researcher. He was known for his archaeological investigations at a number of pre-Columbian Mesoamerican sites conducted over a career sp ...
and mother of
Itzamnaaj B'alam II.
Her grandson was
Yaxun B'alam IV (752–768).
Her possible sister was
Lady Xoc and her daughter-in-law was
Lady Eveningstar
Lady Eveningstar or Lady Ikʼ Skull (704-751), was a Maya queen and possible regent, wife of Itzamnaaj Bʼalam III, a Maya king of Yaxchilan. Their son, Yaxun Bʼalam IV - "Bird Jaguar", succeeded his father as king. She was possibly a regent bet ...
of
Calakmul
Calakmul (; also Kalakmul and other less frequent variants) is a Maya civilization, Maya archaeological site in the Mexican state of Campeche, deep in the jungles of the greater Petén Basin region. It is from the Guatemalan border. Calakmul w ...
.
See also
*
Yaxchilan rulers
This is a list of kings of Yaxchilan. They were heads of state of the Maya civilization polity of Yaxchilan during its existence as a prominent city-state
A city-state is an independent sovereign city which serves as the center of political ...
References
Year of birth unknown
705 deaths
Maya queens
7th-century queens consort
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