| Lady Yohl Ik'nal is also properly referred to as Ix Yohl Ik'nal, since the "head-glyph" is read in this context as a logogram for the "female agentive", 'IX. This can be translated "Lady" and identifies the following name as being that of a woman. The remainder of this ruler's name is a study in the history of hieroglyphic decipherment. At various times Lady Yohl Ik'nal has been called Lady Olnal, Lady Kan-Ik, Lady Ik and Lady K'anal-Ik'al. This profusion of names has resulted from refinements to the reading of the constituent glyphs. (The author is indebted to Simon Martin for the following analysis.) |