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From the starry Skyband
Descend Lord 1 Motion ΓÇ£Jawbone MaskΓÇ¥
and Lord 1 Death ΓÇ£Sun.ΓÇ¥
Both hold a shield and a spear thrower.
Below them, a spear has pierced the summit of
Split Hill of Pectorals and Jade?, Place of White Powder.
Year 4(5?) Reed, Day 2 House is the sacred date.
From the summit of the Split Hill emerges a red umbilical cord:
Lord 11 Water ΓÇ£Smoking BallcourtΓÇ¥ is born. He marries
Lady 7 Eagle ΓÇ£Precious Place-HeadΓÇ¥
at Place of the Cave of the Human Head.
Their daughter,
Lady 10 Eagle ΓÇ£Earth Monster-Red and White Strips,ΓÇ¥
marries Lord 4 Eagle ΓÇ£White Ballcourt.ΓÇ¥
His footprints follow him, leading back to his parents,
Lord 10 House ΓÇ£Alligator-JaguarΓÇ¥
and Lady 1 Grass ΓÇ£Jaguar,ΓÇ¥
rulers of the River of the Serpent (Yute Coo).
A daughter is born to Lady 10 Eagle and Lord 4 Eagle:
Lady 8 Rabbit ΓÇ£Sun Headdress.ΓÇ¥
[Now the story of Lady 8 RabbitΓÇÖs future husband is told]
At the foaming River of the Bird,
of the Bundled Reeds/Tortillas, of the Axe,
Beside the strings of jade beads, are seated
Lord 10 Lizard ΓÇ£Old ManΓÇ¥
and Lord ΓÇ£Earth Monster Mask.ΓÇ¥
Both wear tobacco gourds on their backs.
Both pour powdered offerings from their hands.
Then, at the River of the Plucked Feathers (Apoala)
Lord 10 Flint ΓÇ£Earth Monster MaskΓÇ¥ presents a Lizard-faced
Stone and
Lord 10 Lizard ΓÇ£Old ManΓÇ¥ presents a Rain-faced Stone
to the rulers of Apoala,
Lord 5 Wind ΓÇ£Rain Face, Descended from the Skyband,ΓÇ¥
and Lady 9 Alligator ΓÇ£Rain Face, Quetzal Spiderweb.ΓÇ¥
Her words spiral out to Lord 10 LizardΓÇÖs offering.
[This meeting is followed by the birth of Lord 2 Grass:]
Within the River of the Alligator Head and the Jaguar Head
is a Precious Stone, a Jaguar-faced Stone,
and a Stone of Flames.
Beside the River of the Alligator Head and the Jaguar Head
is seated Lord 10 Lizard ΓÇ£Old Man.ΓÇ¥
He makes a powdered offering to a red and white bundle,
a green grass knot, and a Rain-faced Stone.
Across the river, on the other bank,
is seated Lord 10 Flint ΓÇ£Earth Monster Mask.ΓÇ¥
He makes a powdered offering to a red and white bundle,
a green grass knot, and a Lizard-faced Stone.
Within the River of the Alligator Head and the Jaguar Head,
from the Place of Flames (Achiutla),
emerges a great Tree, entwined by the coils
of the Cloud Serpent and the Star Serpent.
From a cleft in its Trunk is born
Lord 2 Grass ΓÇ£Serpent Skull Headdress.ΓÇ¥
Year 10 Reed is the sacred date.
Lord 2 Grass is born beneath starry Skybands
and a gold pectoral and a precious vessel of gold.
To the side are an eagle in a golden vessel,
a yawi in a golden vessel,
and a hand reaching for a flint blade.
Other Lords are also born at this time:
Lord 1 Eagle ΓÇ£Watery Hair,ΓÇ¥
Lord 3 Water ΓÇ£Maguey,ΓÇ¥
Lord 5 Motion ΓÇ£Eagle,ΓÇ¥
Lord 5 Deer ΓÇ£Turkey,ΓÇ¥
Lord 5 Lizard ΓÇ£Rain Face,ΓÇ¥
and Lord 5 Eagle ΓÇ£Rain Face.ΓÇ¥
Year 10 Reed, Day 4 Deer is the sacred date.
At Smoking Temple of the Spiderweb,
within the Enclosure of White Powder and the Spiral of Blood,
are married Lord 2 Grass ΓÇ£Serpent Skull HeaddressΓÇ¥
and Lady 8 Rabbit ΓÇ£Sun Headdress.ΓÇ¥
Her footprints follow her, leading back to her parents,
Lord 4 Eagle ΓÇ£White BallcourtΓÇ¥ and
Lady 10 Eagle ΓÇ£Earth Monster-Red and White Strips,ΓÇ¥
rulers of Place of the Cave of the Human Head.
A son is born to Lord 2 Grass and Lady 8 Rabbit:
Lord 10 Reed ΓÇ£Fiery Eagle.ΓÇ¥
Year 2 Flint, Day 3 Rain is the sacred date.
Within the temple enclosure
Lord 10 Lizard ΓÇ£Old Man,ΓÇ¥ wearing a tobacco gourd
ties the Sacred Bundle of the WomanΓÇÖs Head.
The Sacred Bundle of the Eye
(one of the twenty bundles created at this time)
is tied by Lord 3 Flower ΓÇ£Old Man,ΓÇ¥ wearing a tobacco gourd
Also within the temple enclosure are
a Sacred Bundle of the Rain
a sacred bundle with a cornstalk and strips of jaguar skin
a stack of brown reeds/tortillas?
a stack of green logs?
a corn serpent
and a flaming bowl of coals, like a red corn cob.
To these, Lord 10 Flint ΓÇ£Earth Monster MaskΓÇ¥ makes a
powdered offering.
Lord 10 Reed ΓÇ£Fiery EagleΓÇ¥ watches all, seated
before the Temple of the Alligator Mask at Foot of
the Temple Platform (Sachio?).
Year 5 Reed, Day 6 Death is the sacred date.
Within the temple enclosure
Lord 10 Reed ΓÇ£Fiery EagleΓÇ¥ gestures and speaks
to a series of offerings:
an axe of copper, an axe of flint,
a folded shining cord, a looped cord,
a vessel filled with blood, a vessel containing a heart,
a red disk, a white disk,
a black bag, a vessel of white powder,
a lizard-headed bag filled with feathers,
a feathered head, a feathered arm,
a black eagleΓÇÖs head, a white eagleΓÇÖs head,
a mountain lion in a cage,
a jaguar in a cage,
a grey eagle in a cage,
a white eagle in a cage,
a bloody ├▒uhu-head spear, a shield, and a sacred bundle.
[Lord 10 Reed ΓÇ£Fiery EagleΓÇ¥ then takes these offerings on a
journey? The places he visits are:]
Hill of the [?Cave of the] Human Head, ruled by
Lord 9 Rain ΓÇ£Blood Drinking Jaguar,ΓÇ¥
Place of the Grey Disk [Copal?], ruled by
Lord 8 Dog ΓÇ£Alligator-He Who Holds Up the Skyband,ΓÇ¥
Hill of the Dancing Man (Zahuatlan), ruled by
Lord 4 Grass ΓÇ£Blood Drinking Eagle,ΓÇ¥
The Foot of The Temple Platform (Sachio), ruled by
Lord 2 Rabbit, ΓÇ£Grey Eagle, Born from an Alligator,ΓÇ¥
Hill of the Place of the Red [Century?] Plant, ruled by
Lord 10 Grass ΓÇ£Stone Shield,ΓÇ¥
Hill of the Place of the Arrow (And├║a), ruled by
Lord 10 Vulture ΓÇ£Golden Eagle,ΓÇ¥
Place of the Man Who Points to the Sky, ruled by
Lord 5 Serpent
and Lord 4 House,
Hill of the White ?Alligator Skin?, ruled by
Lord 10 Reed
and Lord 1 Vulture,
Place of the Earth Monster, ruled by
Lord 7 Jaguar,
and Lord 5 Rain,
Hill of the Place of the Seated Priest, ruled by
Lord 10 Motion ΓÇ£Flinted Eagle,ΓÇ¥
Place of the Hill of the Jaguar Skin Collar, ruled by
Lord 10 Dog
and Lord 10 Monkey,
Place of the Deer, Hill of the Axe, ruled by
Lord 2 Wind ΓÇ£Jaguar,ΓÇ¥
Bent Town (Teozacoalco),
and Hill of the Place (Mouth) of the Wings.
In the Year 8 Flint, on the Day 9 House,
at Hill of Grass, Place of the Half-Bow,
Lord 10 Reed ΓÇ£Fiery EagleΓÇ¥ is seated.
At Hill of the Wings
Lord 10 Reed ΓÇ£Fiery EagleΓÇ¥ gestures
to two golden rectangles and a green mound.
Year 9 House, Day 7 Eagle is the sacred date.
Within the temple enclosure
Lord 10 Reed [Fiery Eagle],
wearing a tobacco gourd on his back,
wearing a speckled xicolli, offers incense
before the sacred bundle of the Temple
of Hill of the Place of Sand, City of Clouds (Jaltepec).
[The founding of the First Dynasty of Jaltepec]
Lord 10 Reed ΓÇ£Fiery EagleΓÇ¥ marries
Lady 2 Lizard ΓÇ£Red and White Enclosure at the Foot of VenusΓÇ¥
in the Year 12 Flint, on the Day 7 Deer.
The bride's footprints follow her, leading to her parents,
Lord 5 Flower ΓÇ£Warband Ballcourt ΓÇ¥ and
Lady 5 Flower ΓÇ£Precious Mouth-Hand with Rod,ΓÇ¥
rulers of Hill of the Flowering Tree.
Lord 10 Reed and Lady 2 Lizard have a son,
Lord 3 Rain ΓÇ£Ballcourt with Lines.ΓÇ¥
Wearing a penitence cord around his body,
he offers incense within the temple enclosure,
before the sacred bundle of the Temple
of Hill of the Place of Sand, City of Clouds(Jaltepec).
Lord 3 Rain ΓÇ£Ballcourt with LinesΓÇ¥ marries
Lady 7 Death ΓÇ£Fiery Feather Fan.ΓÇ¥
Before them is a knot, a bundle of feathers, and a red xicolli.
The brideΓÇÖs footprints lead back to her parents,
Lord 1 Serpent ΓÇ£Clearly Seen BallcourtΓÇ¥
and Lady 8 Flint ΓÇ£Motion,ΓÇ¥
rulers of Grey Hill of the Water Spiral.
[Here ends the First Dynasty of Jaltepec. No heir of Lord 3
Rain and Lady 7 Death inherits the kingdom.]
[The founding of the Second Dynasty of Jaltepec]
From the Temple Platform of the Flowering Tree (Suchixtlan)
Lady 10 Deer ΓÇ£Jaguar QuechquemitlΓÇ¥
and Lord 8 Wind ΓÇ£Twenty Red Eagles,ΓÇ¥
send their daughter, Lady 9 Wind ΓÇ£Flint QuechquemitlΓÇ¥
to make offerings within the temple enclosure
before the sacred bundle of the Temple
of Hill of the Place of Sand, City of Clouds (Jaltepec).
Lady 9 Wind ΓÇ£Flint Quechquemitl-Precious SkullΓÇ¥ marries
her nephew, Lord 10 Eagle ΓÇ£Stone JaguarΓÇ¥
in the Year 3 House, on the Day 10 Deer.
The groomΓÇÖs footprints lead back to his parents,
Lord 10 Flower ΓÇ£Burned FaceΓÇ¥
and Lady 2 Serpent ΓÇ£Feathered SerpentΓÇ¥
[sister to Lady 9 Wind ΓÇ£Flint Quechquemitl.ΓÇ¥]
They are rulers of Black Town (Tilantongo).
Three sons are born to Lady 9 Wind and Lord 10 Eagle:
Lord 1 Reed ΓÇ£Clearly Seen Ballcourt,ΓÇ¥
Lord 12 Water ΓÇ£Plumed Eagle,ΓÇ¥
and Lord 3 Rain ΓÇ£Rain Face, Breath of Copal.ΓÇ¥
All wear the face paint of the captive, hold banners of
war, wear the headdress of sacrifice.
In the Year 9 House, on the Day 8 Vulture,
with burial mask, feathered staff, shield, and spear
[these sons are buried] at Temple of the Skull (Chalcatongo).
A fourth child is born to Lady 9 Wind and Lord 10 Eagle,
Lady 6 Monkey ΓÇ£Serpent Quechquemitl.ΓÇ¥ She is instructed by
Lord 10 Lizard ΓÇ£Old Man-Precious Axe."
In the Year 4 House, on the Day 4 Wind,
before the Hill of the Place of Sand, City of Clouds (Jaltepec)
[a battle is fought].
Lord 10 Eagle ΓÇ£Stone JaguarΓÇ¥ holds the hair of his captive,
Lord 3 Lizard ΓÇ£Jeweled Hair.ΓÇ¥
[Lord 3 Lizard is fighting as a champion for another lord;]
Lord 3 LizardΓÇÖs footprints follow him from his patron,
Lord 2 Rain ΓÇ£Twenty Jaguars,ΓÇ¥ who makes offerings before
Cave of the Pool,
Place of the Ñuhu and the Precious Heart.
On the advice of Lord 10 Lizard ΓÇ£Old Man, Plumed Eagle,
Precious Axe, Spear, Flaming Obsidian MirrorΓÇ¥
Lady 6 Monkey ΓÇ£Serpent QuechquemitlΓÇ¥ meets with
the ├▒uhu Lord 6 Vulture ΓÇ£Digging Stick of Bone.ΓÇ¥
The ├▒uhu speaks to the princess.
Lady 6 Monkey then goes on a journey;
she dives into the scaly back of the earth.
In the Year 5 Reed, on the Day 6 Serpent,
Lady 6 Monkey travels through the earth
and arrives at Temple of the Skull (Chalcatongo).
Before the Temple is seated
Lady 9 Grass ΓÇ£Blood-Star Path Quechquemitl,ΓÇ¥ who speaks
to Lord 10 Wind ΓÇ£Bloody JaguarΓÇ¥ and
to Lady 6 Monkey ΓÇ£Serpent Quechquemitl.ΓÇ¥
The pair are consulting Lady 9 Grass on their future marriage.
Offerings are presented:
a precious head, a precious corncob,
a precious necklace, a precious insect,
a cut shell, a golden necklace,
a golden necklace,
a red chili,
a hand grasping a precious broken checkered baton,
a white bone serpent,
and a cape, skirt, and star path quechquemitl.
In the Year 10 Reed, Day 10 Wind,
a circling dance is held around a drummer;
three elders, god, bride, groom, and goddess hold flowers.
In the River of Corn?
Lord 11 Wind ΓÇ£Bloody JaguarΓÇ¥
and Lady 6 Monkey
are bathed and are married
in the Year 12 House, on the Day 7 Flower.
Gifts are given:
a red and white garment with a shell,
two red and white bands
two black-splattered white xicollis,
two red xicollis,
and two bundles of quetzal feathers.
Before the Hill of the Place of Sand, City of Clouds (Jaltepec)
Lord 10 Lizard ΓÇ£Old Man, Precious Axe, Plumed
Eagle, Burning Obsidian Mirror, SpearΓÇ¥
holds two jewels and a pectoral; he addresses
Lord 2 Flower ΓÇ£Yawi EyeΓÇ¥
and Lord 3 Alligator ΓÇ£Precious Bird.ΓÇ¥
In the Year 13 Rabbit, on the Day 9 Serpent
Lord 2 Flower ΓÇ£Yawi EyeΓÇ¥ travels on a journey,
carrying a Sun-Flint Staff in his hand,
bearing Lady 6 Monkey on his back.
Lord 3 Alligator ΓÇ£Precious BirdΓÇ¥ travels with Lord 2 Flower,
carrying a Staff with Precious Feathers in his hand,
carrying a plant bundle at his side.
At the Hill of the Moon (Yucu Yoo)
Lord 6 Lizard ΓÇ£Hair-Bent HillΓÇ¥,
insults these travelers with flinted words
At the Hill of the Insect (Tiyuqu)
Lord 2 Alligator ΓÇ£Hair-Carrying RackΓÇ¥
insults the travelers with flinted words.
[As a result of these insults,]
Lady 6 Monkey ΓÇ£Serpent QuechquemitlΓÇ¥ meets with
Lady 9 Grass ΓÇ£Star Path QuechquemitlΓÇ¥
who sits before the Temple of the Skull (Chalcatongo).
Between the two women is placed a shield and bloody spear,
a fire drill base, and a white warband volute.
Near the Temple of the Skull
a warrior awaits with shield and spear at ΓÇ£Place of the Skull,ΓÇ¥
a warrior awaits with shield and spear at ΓÇ£Hill of the Deer.ΓÇ¥
[A battle is fought]
Lady 6 Monkey ΓÇ£Serpent QuechquemitlΓÇ¥
holds spear and shield and the hair of her captive,
Lord 6 Lizard ΓÇ£Hair-Bent Hill.ΓÇ¥
Lord 2 Alligator is seated behind him, hand to his brow.
Both lords wear the face paint of the captive.
Both lords wear the headdress of sacrifice.
Their kingdoms, Hill of the Moon and of the Insect,
are burning in conquest.
In the Year 13 Rabbit, on the Days 3 Grass and 4 Reed,
Lord 2 Alligator ΓÇ£Hair-Carrying RackΓÇ¥ is sacrificed
in the enclosure before the Temple
of Hill of the Place of Sand, City of Clouds (Jaltepec).
Lord 2 Flower ΓÇ£Yawi EyeΓÇ¥
carrying a Precious Sun Staff in his hand,
bearing Lady 6 Monkey on his back,
and Lord 3 Alligator ΓÇ£Precious BirdΓÇ¥
carrying a Flint Staff in his hand,
carrying a plant bundle at his side,
bring Lord 6 Lizard ΓÇ£Hair-Bent HillΓÇ¥
to be sacrificed before the flint staff, the shield, and the
sacred bundle of Temple of the Hill of Blood, Place of
the Red and White Bundle (Hua Chino).
[Due to her victory, Lady 6 Monkey receives a new name:]
Within the temple enclosure, Lord 2 Flower ΓÇ£Yawi Eye,ΓÇ¥
speaking, holding a bundle of plants and a warband
confers on Lady 6 Monkey ΓÇ£Serpent QuechquemitlΓÇ¥
a second personal name: ΓÇ£Warband Quechquemitl."
In the Year 13 Rabbit, on the Day 6 Eagle,
Lady 6 Monkey ΓÇ£Warband Quechquemitl, Serpent
QuechquemitlΓÇ¥ marries
Lord 11 Wind ΓÇ£Bloody JaguarΓÇ¥
at Place of the Red and White Bundle (Hua Chino).
Their first son is born in the Year 2 Flint, on the Day 4 Wind.
He is Lord 4 Wind ΓÇ£Yawi.ΓÇ¥
A second son is born in the Year 5 Reed, Day 1 Alligator.
He is Lord 1 Alligator ΓÇ£Eagle-BallcourtΓÇ¥.
The first son, Lord 4 Wind ΓÇ£YawiΓÇ¥ marries
Lady 10 Flower “Spiderweb-Ñuhu”
at the Place of Flints.
The brideΓÇÖs footprints lead back to her parents,
Lord 8 Deer ΓÇ£Jaguar,ΓÇ¥
and Lady 13 Serpent ΓÇ£Flowered Serpent,ΓÇ¥
rulers of Black Town (Tilantongo)
In the Year 12 Rabbit, on the Day 6 Dog
Lord 1 Alligator [ΓÇ£Eagle BallcourtΓÇ¥],
wearing a penitence cord, body blackened as a priest,
holds an incense burner and offers tobacco
to the sacred bundle of the Temple
of Hill of the Place Sand, City of Clouds (Jaltepec).
Lord 1 Alligator ΓÇ£Eagle-BallcourtΓÇ¥
in the Year 6 Rabbit, on the Day 5 Deer, marries two women.
His first bride is Lady 6 Wind ΓÇ£Jeweled Hair-Fan.ΓÇ¥
Her footprints follow her from her parents,
Lord 8 Deer and Lady 13 Serpent, Rulers of Tilantongo.
His second wife is Lady 6 Flint ΓÇ£Precious Yawi Tail.ΓÇ¥
From these marriages, three children are born:
First is Lord 5 Lizard ΓÇ£Precious Blood.ΓÇ¥
The second child, Lady 12 Alligator, marries
Lord 6 Rain
at the Hill of the Place of Sand (Jaltepec?).
The third child, Lady 6 Rabbit, marries
Lord 3 Wind
at the Temple of Place of the Earth Monster.
Lord 5 Lizard ΓÇ£Precious BloodΓÇ¥ marries
Lady 4 Rain ΓÇ£Heart-Crossed Strips.ΓÇ¥
Her footprints lead back to her mother
Lady 8 Rabbit, ruler of
Earth Monster Sweatbath-Red and White Streams.
Three children are born to Lord 5 Lizard and Lady 4 Rain:
The first, Lord 3 Reed ΓÇ£Flowering Tree,ΓÇ¥ marries
Lady 9 Rain ΓÇ£Bone-Quetzal Feathers.ΓÇ¥
Her footprints follow her from her homeland,
Temple in the Valley.
The second son of Lord 5 Lizard and Lady 4 Rain
is named Lord 1 Rain ΓÇ£Eagle-Skyband.ΓÇ¥
The third child of Lord 5 Lizard and Lady 4 Rain,
Lady 3 Flint ΓÇ£Precious Smoke,ΓÇ¥ travels to be married
to Lord 8 Rain ΓÇ£Warband Eagle,ΓÇ¥
at Grey Hill of the Water Spiral.
The second son of Lord 5 Lizard and Lady 4 Rain,
Lord 1 Rain ΓÇ£Eagle-SkybandΓÇ¥ weds
Lady 2 Alligator ΓÇ£Smoking Spiderweb.ΓÇ¥
Her footprints follow her, leading to her parents,
Lord 6 House ΓÇ£Flint NecklaceΓÇ¥
seated at River of the Water Lily,
and Lady 7 Grass “Precious Ñuhu Head”
seated at Plain of Crossed Legs.
Lord 1 Rain and Lady 2 Alligator have four sons:
The first, Lord 5 Flower ΓÇ£Eagle-SkybandΓÇ¥ marries
Lady 10 Water ΓÇ£Red Face.ΓÇ¥
Her footprints follow her from her homeland,
Hill of the Flowering Tree.
The second son of Lord 1 Rain and Lady 2 Alligator
Lord 12 Grass ΓÇ£White Jaguar,ΓÇ¥ marries
Lady 1 Flower ΓÇ£QuetzalΓÇ¥
Her footprints follow her from her parents,
Lord 3 Wind ΓÇ£Eye-JaguarΓÇ¥
and Lady 1 Serpent ΓÇ£Precious Quetzal Head,ΓÇ¥
rulers of Place of the Hill of the Jaguar Skin Collar.
The third son of Lord 1 Rain and Lady 2 Alligator,
Lord 12 Water ΓÇ£Eagle HandsΓÇ¥ marries two women.
His first wife is Lady 11 Flower ΓÇ£Precious Quetzal.ΓÇ¥
His second wife is Lady 2 Reed ΓÇ£Precious Fan.ΓÇ¥
Lady 11 Flower's footprints follow her from her homeland,
Temple of the Cleft.
The fourth son of Lord 1 Rain and Lady 2 Alligator,
Lord 10 Death ΓÇ£Coyote Skyband,ΓÇ¥ marries
Lady 4 Motion ΓÇ£Precious SkybandΓÇ¥
Her footprints follow her from her homeland,
Stone with Eye, Place of Beans.
From these marriages, two children are born:
Lord 6 Reed ΓÇ£Jaguar-Born from the Sun,ΓÇ¥
and Lady 12 Lizard ΓÇ£Precious Quetzal FeathersΓÇ¥
She travels to be married to Lord 4 Flint ΓÇ£Smoking JaguarΓÇ¥
at Grey Hill of the Water Spiral.
Her brother, Lord 6 Reed ΓÇ£Jaguar SunΓÇ¥ marries
Lady 5 Movement ΓÇ£Striped Ornament-Grey Powder.ΓÇ¥
Her footprints follow her from her homeland,
Smoking Temple.
Two sons are born to Lady 5 Movement and Lord 6 Reed:
The first, Lord 11 Flint ΓÇ£Eagle-Torch-Jawbone MaskΓÇ¥ marries
Lady 3 Jaguar ΓÇ£Jaguar SpiderwebΓÇ¥
at the Hill of the Deer.
The brideΓÇÖs footprints follow her from her home, Temple
Near the Hill of the Twisted Serpents, Place of Sand.