Site: Copan | Schele Number: 1028 | Description: Stela 4, west side inscription (cpn 43). inscription records very early event involving the patron gods of the city on 8.6.0.0.0 (19 dec 159) and links them to a reenactment of those events by waxaklajuun ub'aah k'awiil on 9.14.15.0.0 (17 sept 726).
erected by waxaklajuun ub'aah k'awiil. | Hieroglyph: Yes | Architectural Feature: Stela | Chronological Era: Late Classic | Notes: Drawing signed and annotated: "align this", "m. van stone 6-96" and "corrected fr. ls notes 12-96". | Culture: Maya | Publications: L. Schele and P. Mathews "The Code of Kings: The Language of Seven Sacred Maya Temples and Tombs" 1998:153, fig. 4.23. | See Also: Schele Photos for "stela" | |
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