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Drawing by Merle Greene Robertson from The Sculpture of Palenque , Vol. III.


The Tablet of the Foliated Cross has a similar passage (H-K), though there is no 'ben-ich' superfix over the 'five katuns', and the 'abbreviated death compound' is not nearly so convincing. On the Eaves of House C of the Palace, Inscription 5, there is apparently a death compound at A1, followed by 'Lord Shield/Pacal/Palenque', but there is no associated date. The 4 Cauac 2 Pax of Inscription 6 must be 9.9.6.10.19 in the Long Count because of its G3 and F associations.

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