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Glyph T1030f - k'a-K'AWIL

k'a-K'AWIL (K'awil) (T1030f) > n. deity name; proper name of the god K'awil, god of generations, royal lineage bloodlines; GII of the Palenque Triad

<> (JM) The reclining position with umbilical cord-like scroll emerging may indicate the god is "newborn."

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