Lady Lahan Unen Moʼ Explained
Lady Lahan Unen Moʼ also known as Lady 12 Baby Macaws and Kalajuun Uneʼ Moʼ, was a Maya queen of Tikal as a wife of ajaw Jasaw Chan Kʼawiil I.[1] [2] She was the mother of ajaw Yikʼin Chan Kʼawiil. She died in c.704.[3]
Tikal Temple II, the Temple of the Masks, was built for her.[4] It has a single wooden sculpted lintel that bears the portrait of the queen.[5]
References
- Book: Martin, Simon. Simon Martin (Mayanist). Nikolai Grube. Nikolai Grube. 2008. Chronicle of the Maya Kings and Queens: Deciphering the Dynasties of the Ancient Maya. London and New York. Thames & Hudson. 2nd. 9780500287262. 191753193.
- Book: Sharer, Robert J. . Robert Sharer . Loa P. Traxler . 2006 . The Ancient Maya . 6th, fully revised . . Stanford, CA . 0-8047-4816-0 . 28067148 . registration .
Notes and References
- Lentz . David L. . Hockaday . Brian . July 2009 . Tikal timbers and temples: ancient Maya agroforestry and the end of time . Journal of Archaeological Science . 36 . 7 . 1342–1353 . 10.1016/j.jas.2009.01.020 . 2009JArSc..36.1342L . 0305-4403.
- March 1988 . The archaeology of Maya decipherment . Antiquity . 62 . 234 . 119–122 . 10.1017/s0003598x00073592 . 0003-598X.
- Martin & Grube 2008, p. 46.
- Sharer & Traxler 2006, pp. 395, 397.
- Sharer & Traxler 2006, p. 303.; Martin & Grube 2008, p. 46.
