Kʼinich Ajaw

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Kʼinich Ajaw is a major Maya sun god often linked to royal power, dynastic legitimacy, and the divine aspect of kingship.

All labels observed (6)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Maya deity ⓘ
appearsIn Maya codices ⓘ
Maya hieroglyphic inscriptions ⓘ
Maya painted ceramics ⓘ
Maya stelae ⓘ
associatedWith divine kingship ⓘ
dynastic legitimacy ⓘ
royal power ⓘ
sun ⓘ
culture Maya civilization ⓘ
depictedAs aged male deity ⓘ
sun‑faced deity ⓘ
domain daytime sun ⓘ
heat ⓘ
light ⓘ
epithetFunction to emphasize solar and divine aspect of rulers ⓘ
epithetUsedBy Maya kings ⓘ
function guarantor of dynastic continuity ⓘ
protector of royal lineages ⓘ
gender male deity ⓘ
hasTitleForm Ajaw ⓘ
Kʼinich ⓘ
linked to: Kʼinich Ajaw
iconographicFeature T‑shaped incisor ⓘ
aquiline nose ⓘ
kin (sun) glyphs ⓘ
large upper lip ⓘ
solar scrolls ⓘ
square eye ⓘ
influenceOn royal titulary of Maya kings ⓘ
languageOfName Classic Maya language ⓘ
linkedTo Maya kingship ideology ⓘ
coronation rituals ⓘ
royal accession ceremonies ⓘ
nameElement Ajaw ⓘ
Kʼinich ⓘ
linked to: Kʼinich Ajaw
nameElementMeaning Ajaw – lord or ruler ⓘ
Kʼinich – relating to the sun or radiance ⓘ
nameMeaning Radiant Lord ⓘ
pantheon Maya pantheon ⓘ
linked to: Maya religion
relatedConcept divine aspect of kingship ⓘ
solar patronage of rulers ⓘ
religion Maya religion ⓘ
role patron of Maya kings ⓘ
timePeriod Classic period of Maya civilization ⓘ
worshipContext royal rituals ⓘ
state cult ⓘ
worshippedBy Classic Maya ⓘ

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Referenced by (15)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Kʼinich Janaabʼ Pakal I → title → Kʼinich ⓘ
linked to: Kʼinich Ajaw
Maya civilization → majorDeity → Kʼinich Ajaw ⓘ
subject linked to: Maya
Kʼinich Yax Kʼukʼ Moʼ → nameElement → Kʼinich ⓘ
linked to: Kʼinich Ajaw
Maya peoples → deity → Kʼinich Ajaw ⓘ
Maya calendar → associatedDeity → Kinich Ahau ⓘ
linked to: Kʼinich Ajaw
Altun Ha → hasDeityRepresentation → Kinich Ahau ⓘ
linked to: Kʼinich Ajaw
Temple of the Sun (Palenque) → associatedWithDeity → Kinich Ahau ⓘ
linked to: Kʼinich Ajaw
Kʼinich Kan Bahlam II → hasHonorific → Kʼinich (radiant one, sun-faced) ⓘ
linked to: Kʼinich Ajaw
Kʼinich Ajaw → nameElement → Kʼinich ⓘ
linked to: Kʼinich Ajaw
Kʼinich Ajaw → hasTitleForm → Kʼinich ⓘ
linked to: Kʼinich Ajaw
Kʼinich Kʼan Joy Chitam II → hasRoyalTitleElement → Kʼinich ⓘ
linked to: Kʼinich Ajaw
Kʼinich Popol Hol → hasTitle → Kʼinich ⓘ
linked to: Kʼinich Ajaw
K’inich Na’ group → namedAfter → K’inich Na’ (Maya deity or honorific referring to the sun/brightness) ⓘ
linked to: Kʼinich Ajaw
Kinichná → namedAfter → Kinich Ajaw ⓘ
linked to: Kʼinich Ajaw