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The Temple XVII Panel indicates that Ahkal Mo' Nahb' may have served as witness to the re-founding of Palenque in a new location. As we saw before in discussing this ruler's predecessor, the glyph at B5 may refer to the "dedication" of Lakam Ha' (A6) by B'utz'aj Sak Chiik (B6). As Erik Boot explains (2000; available online), the verb in the first half of A7, yi-ta-hi, can be translated "he looked on (to him)" or "he observed him". The person observing B'utz'aj Sak Chiik as (apparently) he dedicated the kingdom of Palenque in a new location is identified in the next glyphs. The second half of A7 is often translated as "youth", although Kathryn Josserand has suggested a more accurate sense of "emergent one" (David Stuart, personal communication, 2000). B7 reads 'a-ku-la-MO'-NAHB', Ahkal Mo' Nahb'. In the reading by Erik Boot, the inscription continues: "(On 9.3.6.7.17 at) 5 Kab'an [A8] 0 Sotz' [B8], then he receives the white headband [C1] on his head [D1], Ahkal Mo' Nahb' I [C2], Divine Lord of Palenque [D2]." |
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