Lamaw Ekʼ was a
Maya king of city-state
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History
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in
Guatemala
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. He ruled 755?–779.
A vessel bearing depicting Lamaw Ekʼ was found as far away as
Altar de Sacrificios. Analysis has revealed that it was manufactured in Motul de San José, indicating some form of interaction between these distant sites.
[Miller 1999, pp209-10. Reents-Budet et al 2007, p. 1419]
Lamaw Ekʼ ruled directly after
Yajaw Teʼ Kʼinich
Yajaw Teʼ Kʼinich was a Maya king of city-state Motul de San José in Guatemala. He ruled c. 725–755.
He was a successor and possibly son of Sak Muwaan.
His artist is named on the ceramics as Tʼuubal Ajaw, Lord of Tʼuubal.
Yajaw Teʼ K ...
but was not his son, on one vessel his father is given the title ''kʼuhul Ikʼnal'', a "divine noble of Motul de San José" but not the king (whose title is ''kʼuhul
ajaw'' or "divine lord"). Each of these two rulers had his own dedicated master painter.
The name of the painter who produced the ceramic vessels for Lamaw Ekʼ is only partially deciphered.
References
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Kings of Motul de San José
8th century in Guatemala