Recording History

Side 3 Translation — Divine Lord of Tortuguero

AJ K'AX B'AHLAM'S headdress is made from stiff material with the head of a long-lipped deity attached to its front. Pottery scenes often show secondary lords regularly wearing this kind of headdress. The long-lipped deity wears a black-tipped feather in his headgear. Such feathers are associated with both owls and hawks.

Translation

“On [a certain date, known as] 8 Cauac 12 Yaxkin it had been 2 months since [a ruler, named] B'ahlam Ajaw [Divine Lord of Tortuguero] was entombed.”

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