| We have the date of K'an Joy Chitam's death from the Sarcophagus of Pakal the Great - 9.6.11.0.16 7 Kib 4 K'ayab' (February 8, 565). On the left of the second glyph block is the verbal expression 'OCH-b'i, 'och b'ih, "he entered the road (i.e. he died)". On the right side is the ruler's name, with the K'AN sign and a na phonetic complement superimposed on top of the JOY bundle-knot enwrapping the CHITAM peccary. As indicated previously, K'an Joy Chitam lived to be almost seventy-five. |