Sak Kʼukʼ

Sak Kʼukʼ
Sak Kʼukʼ
Queen of Palenque
	Sak Kʼukʼ in 615
Reign	October, 612 – 615
Predecessor	(position uncertain) or Ajen Yohl Mat
Successor	Kʼinich Janaab Pakal I
Died	September 12, 640[citation needed]
Spouse	Kʼan Moʼ Hix
Issue	Kʼinich Janaab Pakal I; Ajen Yohl Mat?
Father
Mother	Yohl Ikʼnal or unknown
Religion	Maya religion

Sak Kʼukʼ^{[N 1]} also known as Muwaan Mat, Lady Sak Kʼukʼ and Lady Beastie (died 640), was queen of the Maya city-state of Palenque. She acceded to the throne in October, 612 and ruled until 615.^{[N 2]}^[1]

Biography[]

Her father was Janahb Pakal and her mother was Yohl Ikʼnal or unknown.^[2] As Janaab Pakal seems to have had no male heirs, she ascended to the throne on 19 October 612, a few months after her father's death. After his maturity, her son Kʼinich Janaab Pakal I succeeded her as ruler on 9.9.2.4.8 5 Lamat 1 Mol.^[3]^[4] She seems to have continued to wield considerable influence over Palenque in the early decades of her son's reign. For example, Sak Kʼukʼ is recorded on Pakal's sarcophagus lid as the ruler who celebrated the sealing of the Kʼatun on 9.10.0.0.0 (25 January 633 AD). She was probably mother of Ajen Yohl Mat.^[5]^[6]

Glyph of Sak Kʼukʼ

Notes[]

^ The ruler's name, when transcribed is ?-[MUWA꞉N]MAT.
^ These are the dates indicated on the Maya inscriptions in Mesoamerican Long Count calendar, Acceded: 9.8.19.7.18 9 Etzʼnab 6 Keh.

Sources[]

^ Skidmore, Joel (2010). The Rulers of Palenque (PDF) (Fifth ed.). Mesoweb Publications. p. 67. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
^ Skidmore, Joel (2010). The Rulers of Palenque (PDF) (Fifth ed.). Mesoweb Publications. pp. 56–57. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
^ Skidmore 2010, p. 71.
^ Martin & Grube 2008, pp. 162-168.
^ Skidmore, Joel (2010). The Rulers of Palenque (PDF) (Fifth ed.). Mesoweb Publications. pp. 67–70. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
^ Martin, Simon; Nikolai Grube (2008). Chronicle of the Maya Kings and Queens: Deciphering the Dynasties of the Ancient Maya (2nd ed.). London and New York: Thames & Hudson. pp. 159–161. ISBN 9780500287262. OCLC 191753193.

Regnal titles
Preceded by Janahb Pakal (position uncertain) or Ajen Yohl Mat	Queen of Palenque October 19, 612 – 615	Succeeded by Kʼinich Janaab Pakal I

[1] The ruler's name, when transcribed is ?-[MUWA꞉N]MAT.

[2] These are the dates indicated on the Maya inscriptions in Mesoamerican Long Count calendar, Acceded: 9.8.19.7.18 9 Etzʼnab 6 Keh.

[Skidmore1-3] Skidmore, Joel (2010). The Rulers of Palenque (PDF) (Fifth ed.). Mesoweb Publications. p. 67. Retrieved 12 October 2015.

[Skidmore2-4] Skidmore, Joel (2010). The Rulers of Palenque (PDF) (Fifth ed.). Mesoweb Publications. pp. 56–57. Retrieved 12 October 2015.

[5] Skidmore 2010, p. 71.

[6] Martin & Grube 2008, pp. 162-168.

[Skidmore3-7] Skidmore, Joel (2010). The Rulers of Palenque (PDF) (Fifth ed.). Mesoweb Publications. pp. 67–70. Retrieved 12 October 2015.

[Simon1-8] Martin, Simon; Nikolai Grube (2008). Chronicle of the Maya Kings and Queens: Deciphering the Dynasties of the Ancient Maya (2nd ed.). London and New York: Thames & Hudson. pp. 159–161. ISBN 9780500287262. OCLC 191753193.

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Sak Kʼukʼ
Queen of Palenque
Sak Kʼukʼ in 615
Reign	October, 612 – 615
Predecessor	(position uncertain) or Ajen Yohl Mat
Successor	Kʼinich Janaab Pakal I
Died	(640-09-12)September 12, 640^{[citation needed]}
Spouse	Kʼan Moʼ Hix
Issue	Kʼinich Janaab Pakal I Ajen Yohl Mat?
Father
Mother	Yohl Ikʼnal or unknown
Religion	Maya religion