Lady K'abel
Maya · mortal · classic · Recorded classification
Kaloomte' is the highest Classic Maya title there is, above k'uhul ajaw, and a woman held it at Waka' while her husband did not. She was Calakmul's instrument in the west — the Snake kings placed her there and she governed for them — which makes her the third figure in this batch whose position only makes sense with Kaanul in the registry, and Kaanul was not in the registry. Her tomb is one of the few Maya royal burials whose occupant can be named from an object inside it.
Domains
- military command
- queenship
Relations
- spouse: K'inich Bahlam IIShe outranked him and the inscriptions say so, which is not a thing the Maya record often does.Reference treatment of Lady K'abel as ruling El Peru-Waka with her husband K'inich Bahlam, whom her title outranked. (secondary)
Sources
- Lady K'abel ruled El Perú-Waka' with her husband K'inich Bahlam from 672 to 692, holding the title kaloomte' or Supreme Warrior, which outranked his, as military governor under the Snake kingdom; her tomb was found in 2012 and identified by an inscribed alabaster jar.: Reference treatments of Lady K'abel, her titles and the discovery of her tomb. (secondary)