Eight Skull Explained

Eight Skull
Ajaw
Succession:	King of Ixkun
Reign:	c.779-790
Spouse:	Lady Ik (possibly)
Issue:	Rabbit God K (possibly)
Birth Place:	Ixkun
Death Date:	c.790
Death Place:	Ixkun
Religion:	Maya religion

Eight Skull (ruled ? - c. 790) was one of two known rulers of Ixkun, Mayan city. His successor was Rabbit God K.

Stela 2 records two battles, one against Sacul on 21 December 779 and the other against Ucanal on 10 May 780. It is said on the stela that Eight Skull was a predecessor of Rabbit God K. The text is incomplete.

Stela 12 is believed to have been dedicated by Eight Skull.

References

Book: Laporte, Juan Pedro . 2005 . Terminal Classic Settlement and Polity in the Mopan Valley, Petén, Guatemala . Arthur A. . Demarest . Prudence M. . Rice . Don S. . Rice . The Terminal Classic in the Maya lowlands: Collapse, transition, and transformation . Boulder, colorado . . 195–230 . 0-87081-822-8 . registration .
Web site: Laporte . Juan Pedro . Héctor E. . Mejía . with collaboration of Héctor L. Escobedo and Phil Wanyerka . 2005 . Los monumentos esculpidos de Ixkun y algunos aspectos históricos del sitio . Ixkun, Petén, Guatemala: Exploraciones en una ciudad del alto Mopan, 1985-2005 . J.P. . Laporte . H. . Mejía . 156–217 . Atlas Arqueológico de Guatemala, Dirección General del Patrimonio Cultural y Natural, Ministerio de Cultura y Deportes . Guatemala . Spanish .