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Peter Mathews
K'awil Mo'    A captive taken by K'inich B'aknal Chak, king of Tonina (captured in AD 692)TNA 015

Complete List of Text References
TextSite: Monument: Text ReferenceDate of MonumentDate of PassageCalendar RoundJulian DateEventNamed?Portrayed?Comments
1TNA:  Monument p49:  B3-B4 9.13.  0.10.  3 9.13.  0.10.  3  3  Ak'b'al         11  Kej  4 Oct 692CaptureYY
2TNA:  Monument 2:  ?? 9.13.  2.  9.  0  ? 9.13.  0.10.  3  ?  3  Ak'b'al         11  Kej  4 Oct 692Capture?- 1,2
3TNA:  Monument 27:  A1-A2 -- -- --Portrayed as captiveYY?3
4TNA:  Stucco Glyph   -- -- --Name glyph onlyY- 4,5
Comments  
  1 It is very likely that K'awil Mo' was originally named on this monument, but much of the text is now missing.
  2 Tonina Monument 145 also records the date 9.13.0.10.3 as a capture event, but the name of the captive is not obviously that of K'awil Mo'. I believe that the Monument 145 captive was a different individual, another victim of the battle of 9.13.0.10.3.
  3 Tonina Monument 27 probably portrays K'awil Mo', since his name comprises the first two glyphs (A1-A2) on this monument. The last two glyphs (B1-B2) refer to his captor, K'inich B'aknal Chak. However there are two glyphs carved on the upper leg of the captive. I think that these glyphs are most likely titles of K'awil Mo', but it is possible they refer to a different individual, in which case the figure portrayed would not be K'awil Mo'.
  4 This glyph is part of a stucco inscription, but the overall context of the name of K'awil Mo' is unknown.
  5 K'awil Mo' was possibly one of the captives who was portrayed in composite stone sculptures that adorned the ballcourt at Tonina (Becquelin and Baudez 1979:79-87, Fig. 91; CMHI 6:86-87). The ballcourt was dedicated by K'inich B'aknal Chak in AD 699 and at least three of the six sculptures name and portray other prominent captives from his war of AD 692-699.



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