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| For the first time in our consideration of Palenque dynastic history, we are able to refer to events other than birth, death, accession and period-ending celebrations. Unfortunately, the two events in question are warfare-related, with Palenque on the losing end. The first of these is recorded on the Hieroglyphic Stairway of the Palace's House C. The passage above begins with the accession of K'inich Janahb' Pakal in the first glyph block (A6). Reading the four collocations of this block from left to right and top to bottom, we have HUUN-K'AL-ja tu-'u-B'AAH K'INICH-JANAHB' pa-ka-la, huun k'alaj tu ub'aah k'inich janahb' pakal, "he tied the headband on his head, K'inich Janahb' Pakal. This ruler, "Pakal the Great" will not accede until decades after Lady Yohl Ik'nal's rulership, but a Distance Number (in the first three glyphs of B6) may count from his accession back to her time. |