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My Translation of Altar Q, Copan

Altar Q, Copan, looks like a very large table. The top features a large inscription, followed by 16 of the 17 kings of Copan, surrounding it's side. The kings are depicted, sitting on their name glyphs. The lineage founder, Yax Kuk Mo, is shown, passing  on the K'awil scepter to the last recorded king on the altar, Yax Pasaj. Since there are 16 kings, there are 4 kings on each panel.  On the top of Altar Q, Copan, we get the following inscription: Image Source A1B1: 5 Kaban, 15 Sip A2B2: u-kan k'awil, Ch'ok te'na A3B3: ajaw k'uk-il, 8 ajaw A4B4: 18 Sip, ta-l(i) A5B5: Ch'ok te'na, Yax K'uk Mo. A6B6: 12 Kin 7 Winal, ha-i/u-ti  (?) C1D1: 5 Ben, 11 Muwan C2D2: hi-l(i), ko' k(e)(?) C3D3: K'awil-kan, Och-K'in-n(i) C4D4: kaloomte, ______ C5D5: hu-lu-j(a), ox wi-ti-k(i) C6D6: 17 katun, 6 ajaw E1F1: 13 K'ayab, t'abay-y(i) E2F2: ya- tun-witz , Y...
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Copan Altar Q: Again

A1: 5 Kaban B1:15 Yaxk'in A2: u- ch'am k'awhil B2: wi-ch'ok te'n(a) A3: ahaw-k'uk-o B3: 8 ahaw A4: 18 yaxk'in B4: tal(i) A5: wi-ch'okte'n(a) B6: kin yax k'uk A6: 13 kin 7 winal B6: u-ti-y(a) C1: 5 Ben D1: 11 Muwan C2: yu-tuun-li D2: o-k(e) C3: k'awhil D3: och-kin C4: kaloomte D4: ji-hul C5: hul-il D5: ox-witik C6: 17 katun D6: 6 ahaw E1: 13 K'ayab F1: hu-hul E2: ya-?-witz F2: kin-yax-k'uk E3: u-kab-y(a) F3: yax pas E4: chan-n(a) F4: yo-aat-t(i) E5: 4 kin 3 winal F5: u-ti-y(a) E6: 5 K'an 13 Wo F6: u-ch'am-te-??-witz "On 5 Kaban 15 Yaxk'in, he grasped the K'ahwil scepter, the lineage founder, Lord Kuk. On 8 Ahaw 18 Yaxkin, he became the lineage founder, Kinich Yax Kuk. Count forward 13 kins and 7 winals to 5 Ben 12 Muwan, (when he) entered (as) K'ahwil, (the) Western Lord Kaloomte entered, arrived at Copan. On 17 Katun, 6 Ahau, 13 Kayab, ascended  on the '???' was Kinich Yax Kuk." [(This altar wa...
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Piedras Negras

Exercise 9 from Michael Coe's book, Altar A from Piedras Negras. I'll jump straight into transliteration for simplicity's sake: AB: 7 Men 18 Kank'in, sih-yaj, Ruler 4, ch'ok. CD: 15 Kin, 6 Winal Chuwen, i-pas, 8.16.1 Haab, Ruler 4. EF: ti - 7 Ben, Ruler 4, ti-ajaw-joy-aj-le, Piedras Negras, u-ha'/witz, 7 Winal, 14 Chuwen. GH: 1-haab-wa, 4 ahaw, 13 Yax, u-15-haab, Yax tuun k'al, Ruler 4. IJ: Piedras Negras, 1 haab, 0 winal, 0 kin, chu'wen, ti- 2-ahaw, 0 Haab, tzutzil. KL: i-pas, u-tuun-k'al, 13 Chuwen, Ruler 4, u-16 haab, Piedras Negras. "On 7 Men 18 Kank'in was born the young Ruler 4. It was 15 Kin 6 Winal, and then dawned 8.16, the first year of Ruler 4. On 7 Ben, Ruler 4 ascended to the lordship of Piedras Negras, his terrain. It was 7 Winal 14 Chuwen, the first year of 4 ahaw, 13 Yax, on his 15th year, was set the the First Year "Tuun" of Ruler 4 of Piedras Negras. Thus ended the first year of 2 ahaw. And then...
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