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As distinct from the other rulers of his dynasty, K'uk' B'ahlam does not bear one of the Palenque "emblem glyph" variants, such as the bone glyph signifying the kingdom's name, B'aak or "Bone". (It is possible that the name of the kingdom was B'aakal, a variant of the word for bone that might have the significance of "Boney" or "Bone Place"; see "Palenque Emblem Glyphs".) Instead he has the glyph (bottom left) reading Toktan Ajaw, "Cloud-Center Lord". The complete emblem glyph form, K'uhul Toktan Ajaw, "Divine Cloud-Center Lord", also appears with the name of K'uk' B'ahlam.
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