A modern plaster cast of Yaxchilan lintel 16 from House F. The image shows Yaxua Bahlan dressed in feathered war garments, holding a spear and flexible shield, with the captive Chak ?-O on his knees holding a fan and biting his thumb. The inscription begins with a calendrical date, 6 Kaban 5 Pop, when Chak ?-O was captured, a man from Wak’ab who is described as Sajal (a subordinate lord) of the lord Pay Lakam Chak. He was captured by the 3 k’atun lord, Yaxua Bahlan (Bird Jaguar 4th; god-king of Yaxchilan), who captured 20 people.
Original: Classic Maya, c. AD 250-900.
(Accession No 1885.3.12) Museum of Archaeology & Anthropology, University of Cambridge, CC BY NC.
3D model created by Textdatenbank und Wörterbuch des Klassischen Maya, www.mayawoerterbuch.de.
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