https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11811/1119 Fri, 10 Apr 2026 21:20:42 GMT 2026-04-10T21:20:42Z https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11811/13020 Stela 64: A New Epigraphic Discovery at Copan, Honduras Prager, Christian M.; Wagner, Elisabeth; Nakamura, Seiichi In March 2024, as part of the PROARCO II project (Nakamura et al. 2021) directed by Seiichi Nakamura, a remarkable fragment of an Early Classic stela with hieroglyphic inscription was discovered at the archaeological site of Copán, Honduras, on the western side of the platform of Structure 10L-11 (Figure 1). This monument, designated Stela 64, bears the calendrical date 9.1.10.0.0 (July 7, A.D. 465) on its front and, with the mention of Rulers 4 and 6 on the reverse, can be placed in the early dynastic history of this site. Examination of the inscription shows that the date 9.1.10.0.0 is associated with the ruler K'altuun Hix, or Ruler 4, while the stela was probably erected during the reign of Ruler 6, who is associated with the date 9.3.0.0.0 (January 31, A.D. 495) on Copán Stela 28. It can be assumed that Stela 64, with its partially retrospective text, was created in the context of this end of K'atun. Fri, 27 Sep 2024 00:00:00 GMT https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11811/13020 2024-09-27T00:00:00Z https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11811/13019 From Fragments to Clarity: Reconstructing The Hieroglyphic Narrative of Lintel 34 from Yaxchilan (Chiapas, Mexico) Prager, Christian M.; Grothe, Antje During the investigation for the Maya Image Archive of the "Text Database and Dictionary of Classic Maya" project[1], the authors identified a previously unknown drawing by the German-Austrian architect and explorer Teobert Maler (1842-1917). This artwork, dated around 1900, was recently published within Maler's digital repository at the Ibero-American Institute in Berlin. The pencil-and-ink rendering illustrates the inscription on Lintel 34 from the archaeological site of Yaxchilan (Chiapas, Mexico). This inscription originally comprised 32 hieroglyphic blocks, many of which have been lost over time. Notes written on the drawing, along with Maler's German comments in his book manuscript, suggest that the limestone lintel was already fragmented and incomplete when Maler first discovered it between 1897 and 1900. The findings of this study offer an advancement in the understanding of Yaxchilan’s dynastic history, particularly through the detailed reconstruction of the hieroglyphic inscription on Lintel 34. The rediscovery of an unpublished drawing by Teobert Maler, housed in the digital archives of the Iberoamerikanisches Institut in Berlin and created during his expeditions in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, has presented a unique opportunity to reassess and enhance the epigraphic record of this monument. By integrating Maler’s rendering with previously known fragments, this study has reconstructed all 32 hieroglyphic blocks, thereby addressing long-standing gaps in the textual record. This accomplishment provides new insights into the political, genealogical, and religious dimensions of Yaxchilan’s dynastic history. Wed, 25 Sep 2024 00:00:00 GMT https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11811/13019 2024-09-25T00:00:00Z https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11811/8407 Shedding New Light on the Maya Stela from Hix Witz in Stuttgart Prager, Christian M.; Gronemeyer, Sven; Wagner, Elisabeth A Maya stela with a hieroglyphic text and a portrayal of a Maya ruler that is now in the collections of the Linden Museum in Stuttgart, Germany (inventory no. M 30751), has received scant attention from scholars to date 1). This stela is the focus of current research by the authors as members of the project “Text Database and Dictionary of Classic Mayan”, who have been collaborating with Doris Kurella of the Linden Museum since 2018. Using the project’s 3D white light scanner, the authors created a high-resolution digital version and three-dimensional visualization of the stela in the storage facilities of the Linden Museum (Figures 1–2). Digital image processing was employed to render legible text passages that can now barely be read with the naked eye and to clarify aspects of the ruler’s representation. These developments have led to new understanding of the contents and origin of the stela, which we are presenting here in English for the first time. Mon, 25 May 2020 00:00:00 GMT https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11811/8407 2020-05-25T00:00:00Z https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11811/4829 The Sign 576 as a Logograph for KUK, a Type of Bundle Prager, Christian M. The decipherment KUK for sign 576 that has been tested here proves productive for understanding its occurrences in Palenque (yok kuk ch’ajan ‘guardian of the tied bundle’) and for reading the name phrase of the way creature nicknamed “man in the bundle” as kuk winik, kukil winik, or kukan winik ‘bundle person’, ‘rolled‐up person’, or ‘person who becomes a bundle’. This interpretation also fits well with the attestation on La Amelia Stela 2, where the captive who has been tied and wrapped up into a bundle is rolled down the stairs in the context of a ritual ballgame. In Palenque, this term also identifies a member of the royal court who was assigned with caring for the royal vesture and regalia and dressing the king or otherwise assisting him with donning his vestments. Thu, 02 Apr 2020 00:00:00 GMT https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11811/4829 2020-04-02T00:00:00Z