Identifying Individual Hands in the Monuments of K’inich Ahkal Mo’ Naab of Palenque

List of Figures

Figure   1.    Part of Zimmermann’s table of idiosyncratic glyphs distinguishing eight Hands.
Figure   2.    Piedras Negras Stela, signatures.
Figure   3.    Close-up detail of Woman’s profile from Palenque Tablet of the Slaves.
Figure   4.    Stucco glyphs from Temple XVIII: Distance Number Introductory Glyph.
Figure   5.    Stucco glyphs from Temple XVIII: ’Long Lips’, father of Ahkal Mo’ Naab.
Figure   6.    Stucco glyphs from Temple XVIII: Name glyph of (Ahkal) Mo’ Naab.
Figure   7.    Four adjacent glyphs in Palenque Temple XIX Platform/Throne, with three different forms of the "u" syllable.
Figure   8.    Palenque Temple XIX stucco Panel: whole.
Figure   9.    Palenque Temple XIX stucco Panel: top panel, glyphs.
Figure 10.    Palenque Temple XIX stucco Panel: middle with two glyphs.
Figure 11.    Temple XIX Stucco Relief: A2, D1, D3. Three examples of ’Bird-with-Fish’ glyph.
Figure 12.    Chum-tun-ni at C1.
Figure 13.    Temple XIX Stucco Relief: D4 and D5, two ch’ok collocations.
Figure 14.    Temple XIX Stucco Relief: three ajaw daysigns; and ajaw daysign from Temple XVIII.
Figure 15.    Panel of the 96 Glyphs, detail of Columns GH.
Figure 16.    Lapida de la Creación text detail (found with the Panel of the 96 Glyphs).
Figure 17.    Trapezoidal slabs bearing images of Chaak, now housed in San Diego Museum of Man and Palenque Bodega.
Figure 18.    Fragment(s) found near Façade of the Palace (Schele & Mathews, 1979, item #37), now housed respectively in the Villahermosa Museum and Palenque Bodega.
Figure 19.    Incised and Relief glyphs comparison.
Figure 20.    Early Classic calligraphic glyphs painted on stucco-clad vase from Waxaktun Burial A-31.
Figure 21.    Piedras Negras signatures.
Figure 22.    Reverse of Palenque stone incensarios.
Figure 23.    Caracol incised texts.
Figure 24a.  Temple XIX Platform South Side.
Figure 24b.  Temple XIX Platform South Side.
Figure 25.    Temple XIX Platform West Side.
Figure 26.    Palenque Temple XIX Platform - Eight examples of the God G1 —C6, H1, Label 4 Gl. 2, J1, P5, T3 [sans title], V1 [sans title], W7.
Figure 27.    Temple XIX Platform - Four examples of the Sajal collocation.
Figure 28.    Temple XIX Platform/Throne with delineation of work areas. Drawing by David Stuart.
Figure 29.    Temple XIX Platform/Throne: ’work of the Fine Hatching Master,’ Columns UVWX.
Figure 30.    Temple XIX Platform/Throne: Table of idiosyncratic glyphs distinguishing seven Hands.
Figure 31.    Roman inscription, carved calligraphic lettering.
Figure 32.    Egyptian drawing for carving.
Figure 33.    Piedras Negras Stela-Yuxul(?) signatures.
Figure 34.    Temple XIX Limestone Panel, central panel showing Akal Mo’ Nab.
Figure 35.    Unfinished hem of Dumbarton Oaks Panel.
Figure 36.    Ahkal Mo’ Naab’s HV name from Throne & Panel.
Figure 37.    Palace Tablet, whole. Drawing by Merle Greene Robertson.
Figure 38.    Palace Tablet, Ts’ak glyphs differentiating hands.
Figure 39.    Palenque Palace Tablet: Six examples of Ajaw affixes by six artists.
Figure 40.    Palace Tablet, Hanab Pakal’s name; both examples from middle panel.
Figure 41.    Palace Tablet, Jaguar-Headed Bone Throne.
Figure 42.    Palace Tablet Lower Right flat-finish face glyphs.
Figure 43.    Palace Tablet, top.
Figure 44.    Flat-finish faces: glyphs and some figures.
Figure 45.    Compare eye-sockets of various Palenque figures.
Figure 46.    Compare ears of various figures.
Figure 47.    Compare feet of various figures.

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