Uaxaclajuun Ubʼaah Kʼawiil (also known as "Eighteen Rabbit" or "Waxaklajuun Ub'aah K'awiil" [2]), was the 13th ajaw or ruler of the powerful Maya polity associated with the site of Copán in modern Honduras (its Classic Maya name was probably Oxwitik [3]). He ruled from January 2, 695, to May 3, 738.

Jan 9, 2004 · Stela A: Dedicated January 30, 731 A.D. or 9.14.19.8.0 12 Ahau 18 Cumku Maya longcount date Waxaklahum-Ubah-K'awil or, as his name glyph translates, 18-Rabbit, was the thirteenth ruler of Copan. He ascended to the throne in 695 A.D. and was a prodigious builder and great patron of the arts.

May 17, 2024 · The Copan king nicknamed 18 Rabbit has a name that is fully deciphered, so the nickname is no longer used except by nonprofessionals. His name (mind you, this is a "royal name" that he assumed when he took office, and is surely not what his wife or parents called him) was Waxaklajuun Ubaah K'awiil.

May 3, 2010 · It is this evolving ability to crack codes from classic Mesoamerica that has yielded a close approximation of the true name of the man formerly known only as 18-Rabbit: Uaxaclajuun Ub’aah K’awiil.*

Jan 2, 2020 · Eighteen Rabbit was the biggest patron of the arts in all of Mayan history. And speaking of history, he took that quite seriously as well. He constructed the Heiroglyphic Stairway just 15 years after he ascended the throne.

One of the most notable rulers, as depicted in extant Mayan sources, is titled 18 Rabbit. The real name of the ruler is unknown but became the crowned king of the Copan city sometime in the 7th century. 18 Rabbit wasn’t the eldest son of the previous ruler but he still managed to ascend to the throne because of his exceptional intelligence ...

Sep 6, 2006 · Probably the best known Mayan king to modern people, 18- Rabbit was the king of the city-state Copan, or Xukpi, from the year 695 c.e. until his violent death on May 3, 738. He succeeded his father, Smoke Imix, on July 2, 695, making him the 13th ruler in the dynasty founded by K'inich Yax K'uk' Mo' circa 400 c.e..

Jan 9, 2004 · "Waxaklahun-Uban-K'awil [18-Rabbit] began to erect a magnificent stelae program in the large plazas to the north of the Acropolis. He chose the space next to a radial pyramid [Structure 4 at the right] that had been constructed during the founder Yax Kuk Mo's time.

Jan 9, 2004 · 18-Rabbit appears in the iconography of Stela D as the ax-wielding executioner Chac, a god associated with Venus as Evening Star.