Yat Ahk I
[O'Neil 2014, p. 9.] was the third king of
Mayan city-state Piedras Negras Piedras Negras may refer to:
* Piedras Negras, Coahuila, a city in the state of Coahuila, Mexico
** Piedras Negras Municipality, a municipality in Mexico, with the center in the eponymous city
* Piedras Negras (Maya site), an archaeological site of ...
in
Guatemala
Guatemala ( ; ), officially the Republic of Guatemala ( es, República de Guatemala, links=no), is a country in Central America. It is bordered to the north and west by Mexico; to the northeast by Belize and the Caribbean; to the east by H ...
. He is also known as Ah Cauac Ah K'in, and by the English translation of his name, Turtle Tooth.
The first mention of Yat Ahk I comes in the inscriptions of
Yaxchilan
Yaxchilan () is an ancient Maya city located on the bank of the Usumacinta River in the state of Chiapas, Mexico. In the Late Classic Period Yaxchilan was one of the most powerful Maya states along the course of the Usumacinta River, with Piedra ...
when one of his sublords is captured by
Knot-eye Jaguar I.
[Martin and Grube 2008:141] However, it is likely that Piedras Negras had gained some degree of ascendancy over Yaxchilan.
It is possible that he is depicted on Panel 2.
His successor was
Piedras Negras Ruler C
Piedras Negras Ruler C was a king of that Maya city-state. He was the fourth ruler of Piedras Negras, the successor of Turtle Tooth, who could be his father.
He is depicted on Panel 12. In the figural scene, Ruler C stands over three kneeling c ...
. He could be his son.
The eleventh and final ''ajaw'' of Piedras Negras,
K'inich Yat Ahk II, appears to have taken his name in memory of Yat Ahk I.
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Kings of Piedras Negras