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Teʼ Kʼab Chaak

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Teʼ Kʼab Chaak
Ajaw
King of Caracol
Reign331-349
PredecessorNone
SuccessorK'ahk' Ujol K'inich I
(next known ruler)
DiedCaracol
SpouseLady Penis-head of Xultun
ReligionMaya religion

Teʼ Kʼab Chaak ("Tree Branch Rain God") was a Mayan king (ajaw) of Caracol in Belize. He was a founder of the Caracol dynasty.[1][better source needed]

Two retrospective references to Teʼ Kʼab Chaak in Late Classic texts place him in the middle of the fourth century AD; that a king from this early era should continue to be talked about hundreds of years later suggests that he was the dynasty founder.[2][full citation needed]

Marc Zender cautions that the translation of Teʼ Kʼab Chaak's name as "Tree Branch Rain God" is unlikely, given that kʼabte' (literally "arm (of) tree"), rather than teʼkʼab, would be the expected order of elements in Mayan for the meaning "tree branch".[citation needed]

Zender suggests a translation like "Tree-Armed Chaak" or "Trees are the Arms of Chaak".[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ Mesoweb by Joel Skidmore
  2. ^ Martin and Grube 2008:86