Lady Ik

Lady Ik was the mother of Rabbit God K, Maya king of Ixkun, an ancient Maya city in the Petén Department of modern Guatemala. It is possible that she was a princess.

Plaza 3 at Ixkun, from where Ik's son ruled

The text of Stela 1 suggests that Lady Ik was originally from another city named Akbal, which has yet to be identified.[1]

Notes

Laporte et al 2005, p. 159

References

Laporte, Juan Pedro; Héctor E. Mejía; Héctor L. Escobedo; Phil Wanyerka (2005). "Los monumentos esculpidos de Ixkun y algunos aspectos históricos del sitio" (PDF). Ixkun, Petén, Guatemala: Exploraciones en una ciudad del alto Mopan, 1985-2005 (edited by J.P. Laporte and H. Mejía) (in Spanish). Guatemala: Atlas Arqueológico de Guatemala, Dirección General del Patrimonio Cultural y Natural, Ministerio de Cultura y Deportes. pp. 156–217. Archived from the original (PDF online publication) on 2011-07-07. Retrieved 2010-12-05.

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[1] Laporte et al 2005, p. 159