Ix Ch'ak Ch'een

Ix Ch'ak Ch'een
Queen of Cobá
ReignBefore May 12th, 569 - After December 8th, 573
ReligionMaya religion

Ix Ch’ak Ch’een, also known as Ix Ch’ak Ch’een Yopaat, was the Mayan queen of Cobá who lived during the 6th century.

Her existence was proven in 2025 after the deciphering of inscriptions found in 2024 during work carried out by the National Institute of Anthropology and History of Mexico at the “Foundation Rock monument: a part of the Nohoch Mul group that also belongs the tallest pyramid of Cobá.

She was called "Ch'een" or "Ch'en Nal" or "Che'enal" until 2025, when her name, "Ch'ak Ch'een", was revealed.

References

  1. 1 2 Thorsberg, Christian. "Archaeologists Decipher Crumbling Hieroglyphs to Reveal the Name of a Forgotten Maya Queen Who Ruled 1,400 Years Ago". Smithsonian Magazine. Retrieved 2026-03-16.
  2. ↑ Radley, Dario (2025-10-23). "Ancient Maya monument reveals Ix Ch'ak Ch'een, the 6th-century queen who ruled the city of Cobá". Archaeology News Online Magazine. Retrieved 2026-03-16.
  3. ↑ Stanley Paul Guenter (2014-10-10). "The Queen of Cobá: A Reanalysis of the Macanxoc Stelae". In Travis W. Stanton (ed.). The Archaeology of Yucatán: New Directions and Data. Archaeopress Publishing Ltd. p. 413. ISBN 978-1-78491-009-9.
  4. ↑ Kathryn Reese-Taylor; Peter Mathews; Julia Guernsey; Marlene Fritzler (2009-12-31). "Warrior Queens among the Ancient Maya". In Rex Koontz; Heather Orr (eds.). Blood and Beauty: Organized Violence in the Art and Archaeology of Mesoamerica and Central America. Cotsen Institute of Archaeology Press. p. 47. ISBN 978-1-938770-43-2.
  5. ↑ Steve Mellard. "Coba". Mayan Ruins Website. Retrieved 2026-02-22.