Transcript Ek Balam

Ancient Civilizations of the Americas: Lecture 21
The Terminal and Post-Classic
Northern Maya
800 - 1526 AD
Ek’ Balam and Chichén Itzá
Part 1 Ek’ Balam
Ek Balam
• Name means “Star Jaguar.”
• This site possesses the largest corpus of
hieroglyphic texts of northern Yucatan.
• 1st king Ukit Kan Le’k, reigned 770-801 AD.
• K’an B’ohb Tok’ ascended 814 AD.
• Ukit Jol Ahkul reigned c. 830 AD.
• Last king K’inich Junpik Tok’ AD 870, was
overlord to Chichén Itzá on evidence from Casa
Colorado inscription.
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