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This eroded passage from the East Tablet of the Temple of the Inscriptions ties the accession of K'an Joy Chitam to a Period Ending. The last glyph of the passage (D6) reads "the 5th k'atun" (note the bar for the number five lying sideways on top of the k'atun symbol). This would be 9.5.0.0.0, as confirmed by the Calendar Round 11 Ajaw 18 Sek (D5-C6). Starting with this date and subtracting the Distance Number of 16 days, 7 months, and 5 tuuns (D1-C2), we arrive at 9.4.14.10.4 5 K'an 12 K'ayab', which we recognize as K'an Joy Chitam's accession date from the Temple of the Cross Tablet. K'an Joy Chitam also celebrated a Period Ending on 9.6.0.0.0 and possibly also 9.5.17.0.0 and 9.6.10.0.0, and he may have participated in an unknown event on 9.5.17.17.3 (Schele and Mathews 1993, Wald 1999). But the eroded condition of the East Tablet of the Temple of the Inscriptions makes it difficult to be certain. |