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Bonampak,
State Chiapas, México Stela 1 (detail) Late Classic (600-900 AD) Ŧ Jahaw Chaan Muwan II (776-790s AD) |
Comments: Bonampak's
emblem glyph ("royal title") at the bottom of the ruler's ceremonial staff. It consists of a word ajaw ("lord") and preceding place-name that functions as an adjective. Sometimes, the title is introduced by an adjective k’uhul (“holy, divine” or “sacred”). |
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