Eight Skull[1] (ruled ? - c. 790) was one of two known rulers of Ixkun, Mayan city. His successor was Rabbit God K.

Eight Skull
Ajaw
Stela 12 was possibly dedicated by Eight Skull.
King of Ixkun
Reignc.779-790
SuccessorRabbit God K
BornIxkun
Diedc.790
Ixkun
SpouseLady Ik (possibly)
IssueRabbit God K (possibly)
ReligionMaya religion

Stela 2 records two battles, one against Sacul on 21 December 779 and the other against Ucanal on 10 May 780.[2] It is said on the stela that Eight Skull was a predecessor of Rabbit God K. The text is incomplete.

Stela 12 is believed to have been dedicated by Eight Skull.[1]

Notes

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  1. ^ a b Laporte & Mejía (2005), p. 159.
  2. ^ Laporte (2005), p. 224.

References

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  • Laporte, Juan Pedro (2005). "Terminal Classic Settlement and Polity in the Mopan Valley, Petén, Guatemala". In Demarest, Arthur A.; Rice, Prudence M.; Rice, Don S. (eds.). The Terminal Classic in the Maya lowlands: Collapse, transition, and transformation. Boulder, colorado: University Press of Colorado. pp. 195–230. ISBN 0-87081-822-8.
  • Laporte, Juan Pedro; Mejía, Héctor E. (2005). Laporte, J.P.; Mejía, H. (eds.). "Los monumentos esculpidos de Ixkun y algunos aspectos históricos del sitio" (PDF). Ixkun, Petén, Guatemala: Exploraciones en una ciudad del alto Mopan, 1985-2005 (in Spanish). with collaboration of Héctor L. Escobedo and Phil Wanyerka. Guatemala: Atlas Arqueológico de Guatemala, Dirección General del Patrimonio Cultural y Natural, Ministerio de Cultura y Deportes. pp. 156–217.[permanent dead link]