Side 6 Translation — When the offering...
THE TEXT CONCLUDES with the date that the container was made: October 14, 681. The box is referred to by a term that means “offering container.”
Summary of Events on the Wooden Offering Container of Aj K’ax B’ahlam:
May 24, 679: the death of B'ahlam Ajaw.
May 26, 679: the Period Ending.
July 4, 679: the accession of Ik' Muyil Muwaahn II.
March 8, 680: the investiture of Aj K'ax B'ahlam into the “head bird” office.
October 14, 681: the making of the box itself.
Translation
“When the offering-container of [a ruler, named] Aj K'ax B'ahlam was fashioned.”
