Part of the inscription on the lintel Sak Tzi

Part of the inscription on the lintel Sak Tzi

The Sak Tzi Stele Since most inscriptions are accompanied by drawings and are fragments, a number of unproven monuments that primarily tell the story of the Sak Tz'i dynasty are found in museums throughout Mexico The absence of monuments linking the Sak Tz'i stele to the Guatemalan collections provides circumstantial evidence suggesting that the empire's capital was likely located in Chiapas present-day Mexico The Sak Tz'i dynasty is largely based on inscriptions found in other kingdoms in the western Maya lowlands where Sak Tz'i nobles often appeared as prisoners of war The Sak Tzi Stele depicting an armed ruler with jaguar-skin armor Late Classic Maya Mexico 864 AD Limestone Photographed at the De Young Museum of Fine Arts San Francisco California

These two Sak Tzi stele are part of a single text looted from an unknown source The nature of the narrative makes it clear that they must be Sak Tz'i When combined, they form the end or center of a larger text Since the first symbol is the end of an undated clause and a verb phrase on the Sak Tz'i stone inscription these monuments pose a problem because they are not linked to the Mayan Long Count calendar a system for tracking dates continuously from the base date and with the second inscription date approximately five years later for the three kings of the Piedras Negras dynasty named Yo'nal Ahk King Yo'nal Ahk II born December 29 664 also known as Ruler III was the Ajao king of Piedras Negras a Mayan city in Guatemala, and is likely to be inscribed on this inscription The name Yo'nal Ahk III is easily ruled out as all possible dates predate his reign Sak Tz'i rulers are known to exist

The Sak Tzi Lintel Stela showing armed ruler with jaguar skin jerkin Mexico 

Late Classic Maya 864 CE Limestone

There is also an inscription at Tamarindito a Mayan archaeological site located on a cliff in the Petén region of Guatemala This city was once the capital of the Petén Batun region southwest of Petén It appears that the local ruler was overseeing the closing rituals of the era his ruler performed At the very least This should point out that caution should be exercised in interpreting the text as it is possible that Sak Tz'i' accepted the supremacy of Piedras Negras and had one less enemy to fight as it is associated with the armed rulers of Late Classic Maya Mexico with jaguar-skin armor