Wak Chanil Ajaw

Lady Wak Chan Jalam Ajaw Lem (Lady Six Sky)
Ajaw
Lady Six Sky's portrait in Stela 24, standing atop a captive from K'inichkaab and dressed in maize god and moon goddess regalia.
Queen of Naranjo
Reign	682 - 693 (as de facto queen)[1]
Predecessor	K'ahk' Xiiw Chan Chaahk
Successor	Kʼakʼ Tiliw Chan Chaak
Regent of Naranjo
Regency	693 - 741
Monarch	Kʼakʼ Tiliw Chan Chaak (693 - c. 728) and Yax Mayuy Chan Chaak (c. 728 - 741)
Born	Date of birth unknown Dos Pilas
Died	10 or 11 February 741 Naranjo
Spouse	K'ak' U ? Chan Chaak [of Naranjo]
Issue	Kʼakʼ Tiliw Chan Chaak Yax Mayuy Chan Chaak
Names Possibly Ix Wak Chanjalam Ajaw Lem/Win?
Father	Bʼalaj Chan Kʼawiil, King of Dos Pilas
Mother	Lady Buluʼ
Religion	Maya religion
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Lady Six Sky (possibly Ix Wak Chan Jalam Ajaw Lem?^[2] in ancient Mayan), also known as Lady Wac Chanil Ahau or Wak Chanil Ajaw (d. 741 CE), was a Maya queen of Naranjo who was born in Dos Pilas. She lived in Naranjo from 682 to her death (or shortly before her death) in 741. During that time, she probably served as de facto ruler of the city; however, monuments such as Stela 24 suggest she was never formally recognized as such, since she continued to use the emblem glyph of Dos Pilas throughout her life.

Because the reading of her name is currently contested, scholars typically refer to her as Lady Six Sky, which is the English translation of a readable portion of her name (Wak Chan meaning Six Sky).^[2]

Monuments that refer to Lady Six Sky include: Naranjo stelae 3, 18, 24, 29, 31, and 46.