Shark-Mo-Nab III (literally Turtle Parrot-Water Lily ; 678 - about 740) is a ruler from the Toktan-Lakamkh dynasty of the Bakal kingdom [1] . In his reign, he coordinated his actions with other people, relying on their support [2] .
| Shark-Mo-Nab III | |||||||
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| Predecessor | Kinich-Kan-Hoi-Chitam II | ||||||
| Successor | Upakal-Kinich Kinich-Khanab-Pakal II | ||||||
| Birth | 678 | ||||||
| Death | |||||||
| Birth name | Chok-hoh | ||||||
| Father | Tivo chan mat | ||||||
| Mother | Ish Kinuv Mat | ||||||
| Children | |||||||
Biography
Life before accession and coming to power
Born in 678, at birth he received the name Chok-Khuh ( Young Iguana ) and the throne name Akul-Mo-Nab III. He was the grandson of Kinich-Khanab-Pakal I and the son of Ish-Kinuv-Mat [1] .
In 711, there was a crisis in Bakal - Kinich-Kan-Khoi-Chitam II, his ruler, was captured by King Popo. Shark-Mo-Nab III, who came to power in 722, had very dubious throne rights. Therefore, he tried to rewrite the history of the creation of his dynasty [3] . To this end, he authorized the creation of one of the longest Mayan texts, consisting of 140-244 hieroglyphic blocks. This text, in the form of a significantly spoiled piece bas-relief on the wall of the Temple XVIII in Palenque , was discovered and painted in 1923 by F. Blom [4] . In addition to him, in 1999 another text was opened, on the platform of the Temple XIX [3] . According to this text, in 3309 BC, in the world of the gods, according to the command of Yash-Nah-Itzamnakh (translated as “The First Great Itzamnakh”, obviously, it is the hypostasis of Itzamnakh) “God I” was crowned. In the scene that depicted this, Akul-Mo-Nab III symbolized God I, and Yash-Nah-Itsamnakh played his cousin, Hanab-Ahau. Yash-Nah-Itsamnah handed the king’s armband to God I; the ceremony was attended by court and vassal kings [4] .
Warfare
With the reign of Akul-Mo-Nab, Bakal's expansion continued again, now aimed not only against Yokib, but also against Saktsi. According to the so-called “War Pallets,” yahawk'ak ' [5] Chak-Suts commanded an army that defeated Kinil in 725, part of the united state of Yokib and Kinil. In 726 [1] (according to other sources, in 723 [5] ), he captured a certain Takh-Chih from the unidentified kingdom of Lal. In 729, his army devastated another hitherto unknown area, Kohl (possibly located on the left banks of the Usumasinta ) [1] . And in September of that year, the ruler of the region, Ake Atun, was defeated [5] .
Ceremonial actions
In 723, he was appointed "master of the fire", and in 724 he performed a ritual with a holy palanquin and erected his first stela [1] .
In 730, he held a consecration ceremony for his sanctuary, Temple XV. In 731, he celebrated the end of the 30-year cycle of the calendar , in honor of which he erected a stele and he was raised on the holy palanquin of the first god, the Triad of Palenque. In 734, he consecrated the temple of Vashak-Nah -: - Kakkh-Kunuk-Nah, the former sanctuary of the same first god, the Triad Palenque [1] .
In 736, he participated in the consecration of Hush-Kholol-Bak-Cheyen (which translates as the Cave of Many Drilled Bones ) - the temple of the second god "Triad Palenque", Un-Kaviyil. Specifically, Akul-Mo-Nab III consecrated the so-called okib - a stone pedestal-temple, on which his own coronation was carved. Okib stayed in the temple until 1998, when archaeologists found him [1] .
Family
Presumably, the eldest son of Akul-Mo-Nab III became the next ruler of Bakal - Upakal-Kinich Kinich-Khanab-Pakal II [1] .
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Belyaev, Dmitry. Rulers of Palenque (inaccessible link) . Mesoamerica. Date of treatment March 25, 2016. Archived August 17, 2010.
- ↑ Skidmore, Joel. The Rulers of Palenque (pdf). Mecoweb (2008). Date of treatment March 29, 2016.
- ↑ 1 2 Belyaev D. D., Tokovinin A. A. Sacred power of the Mayan kings (III – IX centuries AD) // Sacralization of power in the history of civilizations. - M. , 2005 .-- S. 146-160 .
- ↑ 1 2 Belyaev D.D., Pakin A.V. Ruler and his subjects in the ancient Mayan states . Mesoamerica. Date of treatment March 26, 2016.
- ↑ 1 2 3 Belyaev D. D., Safronov A.V. Ak'e and Shukalnakh: history and political geography of the Mayan states of Upper Usumasinta (Inaccessible link) . Mesoamerica. Date of treatment March 26, 2016. Archived April 17, 2013.
Literature
- Belyaev, Dmitry. Rulers of Palenque (inaccessible link) . Mesoamerica. Date of treatment March 25, 2016. Archived August 17, 2010.
- Skidmore, Joel. The Rulers of Palenque (pdf). Mecoweb (2008). Date of treatment March 29, 2016.