Tzi-Bʼalam was the tenth ruler of
Copan. He was nicknamed Moon Jaguar by archaeologists. He was a son of
Bʼalam Nehn, the 7th ruler. He was enthroned in May 553. His surviving monuments were found in the modern village of
Copán Ruinas
Copán Ruinas is a municipality in the Honduran department of Copán. The town, located close to the Guatemalan border, is a major gateway for tourists traveling to the Pre-Columbian ruins of Copán. The Copán ruins house a UN World Heritage sit ...
, which was a major complex during the Classic period. The most famous construction dating to his reign is the elaborate Rosalila phase of Temple 16, discovered entombed intact under later phases of the temple during archaeological tunneling work.
[Martin & Grube 2000, pp.198–199.]
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6th-century monarchs in North America
Kings of Copán
578 deaths
Year of birth missing
6th-century Maya people
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