Almanac: 4a-10a Frame: 1
A deity identified as K'uk'ulkan, based on his headdress and the quetzal on his back, is pictured (see Taube 1992:60-61), holding a serpent in his hand. He is named as Nik (the wind and flower god) in the text caption.
Themes
prophecy
Hieroglyphic Text
- caption 1: pe-ka-ha//tu-chi-chi//nik ahaw?/k'uh?//nik ahaw?/k'uh?//ma-tzi-li//u-muk?/mu-ka (It was proclaimed in Lord Flower's prophecy; not good, his evil omen. OR Lord Flower proclaimed in his prophecy; not good, his evil omen.)
Iconography
deity: Nik (as K'uk'ulkan)animal: serpent
costume element: cape