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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)

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