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State Chiapas, México Inscriptions Temple Late Classic (600-900 AD) Ŧ K'inich Janaab Pakal I (615-683 AD) & later |
Comments: This nine-level structure consists of a temple that sits atop a pyramid. The five entrances are surrounded by piers bearing carved images and the hieroglyphic texts for which the temple was named. In- ner stairway leads to the crypt containing the sarcophagus of Pakal I. |
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