Side 1 Translation — Image of Ruler
THE NARRATIVE BEGINS on the lid with an illustration of Aj K'ax B'ahlam, the owner of the box who held an important position—the “head bird” office—under the patronage of the late seventh-century Tortuguero king, Ik' Muyil Muwaahn II. Many of the glyphs are eroded, thereby obscuring some of the story, but the legible areas clearly show the name of Aj K'ax B'ahlam as well as several other names and dates that have allowed for a partial translation of the Maya text.
Translation
“This is the image of [a ruler, named] Aj K'ax B'ahlam, the [not translated], in the act of [not translated].”
