Stele of the site Machaquila

This stela was found at the foot of a building site Machaquila. Only it was sculpted in the front and she submits to the lord Jun Tzak Tok, the king’s divine Machaquila commemorating the dedication of this stela 260 days after the colminación the 10th Baktun in the year 830 d.C.

The ruler is dressed as a ‘Water Snake’ or ‘Serpent of Water hyacinth’, which, according to the hieroglyphic text the name of this deity was ‘Jun Pik Eh Witz’ or ‘God Chit Water Snake of 8 Thousand Tips’. In addition to carries in his right hand the sceptre K’awiil, the emblem of royalty, which shows the protective deity of the rulers.

Information and photograph obtained from munae.gob.gt

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