1 - Histomesoamericana
1 - Histomesoamericana
1 - Histomesoamericana
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I40<br />
The peasants returned and<br />
made peace with the minor nobles<br />
of the west. It was a sad<br />
time in 1 Ahau. (3874)<br />
Katun 1 Ahau was the sixth<br />
in the Itza katun series. Emal<br />
was its seat, and there were<br />
both Puc 01 Ha and Ual Ecuy.<br />
There were three factions and<br />
three terms of office. (3888)<br />
And it was the sage Amayte<br />
Kauil who was lord and brought<br />
THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY<br />
Sutpahom ah cue lum<br />
Itz'in ob i<br />
Yuklah cab u than<br />
Ti tal u habil<br />
Tz'itz'iil al<br />
Tz'itz'iil mehen i<br />
Mucui al<br />
Mucui mehen i*<br />
Okom y ol y ahaulil<br />
Ti ulom u y anal than i<br />
T u cuch<br />
Hun Ahau katun ual e.<br />
3870. Mucuy 'dove', a town not far from Acanceh.<br />
28. The Surrender of Merida<br />
(I6v) Hun Ahau<br />
Katun<br />
Uac tz'it<br />
Ti katun<br />
Ich cah Emal<br />
U hetz' katun<br />
Ti tal i<br />
U y emel<br />
Ix Puc y Ol Ha i<br />
Ix Ual E Cuy i*<br />
Ox kax u than<br />
Ox kax u toon<br />
Ox kasap u tucul<br />
Ox kasap y ol*<br />
Ti y ah miatzil i<br />
Amaite Kauil u u ich*<br />
Returned were the bearers of the land,<br />
The younger brothers.<br />
3865 Across the land was the word<br />
That came of the year<br />
Of the mean born,<br />
The mean engendered,<br />
Dove born,<br />
3870 Dove engendered.<br />
The lordship sorrowing<br />
At the arrival of the essence of the<br />
word<br />
In the burden<br />
Of katun 1 Ahau again.<br />
3875 1 Ahau<br />
Was the katun,<br />
The sixth part<br />
In the katun cycle<br />
In the town of Emal,<br />
3880 The seat of the katun.<br />
There came<br />
The descent<br />
Also of Puc Ol Ha<br />
And Ual Ecuy.<br />
3885 Three divisions are their word;<br />
Three divisions are their secret;<br />
Three divisions are their thought;<br />
Three divisions are their span.<br />
It was the sage<br />
3890 Amayte Kauil<br />
3884. Ual Ecuy 'enemy hard', another rival for the lordship of the katun.<br />
Compare Ual Icim, line 3814.<br />
3888. There were three factions, led by Ol Zip (traditionalist), Amayte Kauil<br />
(pro-Christian), and Hun Pic and Can Ul (representing the military orders). What<br />
may be the ideology of the third faction is spelled out in the following text, which<br />
also identifies it with the Chan lineage of Emal. Cozumel and Izamal may also<br />
have been involved, and there was a Xiu-Itza dimension to the scrap as well.<br />
3890. Amayte Kauil 'paper-tree god' (see also line 3822) was apparently successful<br />
in gaining the lordship in 1 Ahau. He is not to be confused with his<br />
(note continued on following page)