Kʼinich Ajaw

E632109
Maya deity

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

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
Kʼinich 2
Kinich Ahau 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Maya deity ⓘ
appearsIn Maya codices NERFINISHED ⓘ
Maya hieroglyphic inscriptions ⓘ
Maya painted ceramics ⓘ
Maya stelae NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWith divine kingship ⓘ
dynastic legitimacy ⓘ
royal power ⓘ
sun ⓘ
culture Maya civilization NERFINISHED ⓘ
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 NERFINISHED ⓘ
Kʼinich NERFINISHED ⓘ
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 NERFINISHED ⓘ
linkedTo Maya kingship ideology ⓘ
coronation rituals ⓘ
royal accession ceremonies ⓘ
nameElement Ajaw ⓘ
Kʼinich NERFINISHED ⓘ
nameElementMeaning Ajaw – lord or ruler ⓘ
Kʼinich – relating to the sun or radiance ⓘ
nameMeaning Radiant Lord NERFINISHED ⓘ
pantheon Maya pantheon NERFINISHED ⓘ
relatedConcept divine aspect of kingship ⓘ
solar patronage of rulers ⓘ
religion Maya religion ⓘ
role patron of Maya kings ⓘ
timePeriod Classic period of Maya civilization NERFINISHED ⓘ
worshipContext royal rituals ⓘ
state cult ⓘ
worshippedBy Classic Maya NERFINISHED ⓘ

Referenced by (6)

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

House of Pakal dynasty → associatedDeity → Kʼinich Ajaw ⓘ
Kʼinich Janaabʼ Pakal I → title → Kʼinich Ajaw ⓘ
this entity surface form: Kʼinich
Maya → majorDeity → Kʼinich Ajaw ⓘ
subject surface form: Maya civilization
Kʼinich Yax Kʼukʼ Moʼ → nameElement → Kʼinich Ajaw ⓘ
this entity surface form: Kʼinich
Maya peoples → deity → Kʼinich Ajaw ⓘ
Maya calendar → associatedDeity → Kʼinich Ajaw ⓘ
this entity surface form: Kinich Ahau