Temple of the Inscriptions at Palenque
- Period
- c. AD 683
- Region
- North America
- Place
- 팔렝케
- Category
- Culture
The Temple of the Inscriptions is the largest Mesoamerican stepped pyramid structure at the pre-Columbian Maya civilization site of Palenque, located in the modern-day state of Chiapas, Mexico. The structure was specifically built as the funerary monument for Kʼinich Janaabʼ Pakal, ajaw or ruler of Palenque in the 7th century, whose reign over the polity lasted almost 70 years. Construction of this monument commenced in the last decade of his life, and was completed by his son and successor Kʼinich Kan Bahlam II. Within Palenque, the Temple of the Inscriptions is located in an area known as the Temple of the Inscriptions’ Court and stands at a right angle to the southeast of the palace. The Temple of the Inscriptions has been significant in the study of the ancient Maya, owing to the extraordinary sample of hieroglyphic text found on the Inscription Tablets, the impressive sculptural panels on the piers of the building, and the finds inside the tomb of Pakal.
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Earlier and later events nearby
- c. 1200 BCOlmecs
- c. AD 200Height of Teotihuacan
- AD 378Teotihuacan's intervention at Tikal
- c. AD 683Temple of the Inscriptions at PalenqueThis page
- c. AD 800Classic Maya collapse
- c. AD 900Rise of Chichen Itza
- c. 1100Dresden Codex, Maya astronomical book
Who ruled this land
States that held this place in the historical borders data (Cliopatria). Years are approximate, as fine as the data's snapshots (every few years to a century). Tap to open the map for that year.