Ix Ek' Naah

Ix Ekʻ Naah[1] ("Lady Star House"), also known as the Snake Lady of Palenque,[2] was a Maya queen of the Kaan kingdom in Campeche. She was a daughter of Lady Bʻakabʻ,[3] wife of the King Tuun K'ab' Hix and had a daughter who married one lord, Prince of La Corona.[4][5]

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  1. ↑ Pronunciation: [iːʃ ɛk nɑːɑːh]. The queenʻs name can be spelled as Ish Ekʻ Naaj.
  2. ↑ Guida M. Jackson (11 August 2009). Women Leaders of Europe and the Western Hemisphere: A Biographical Reference. Xlibris Corporation. pp. 273–. ISBN 978-1-4691-1354-8.
  3. ↑ Tablet of the queen
  4. ↑ Simon Martin; Nikolai Grube (2000). Chronicle of the Maya Kings and Queens: Deciphering the Dynasties of the Ancient Maya. London and New York: Thames & Hudson. ISBN 0-500-05103-8. OCLC 47358325.
  5. ↑ Mayan kings and queens
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