Spearthrower Owl

Atlatl Cauac
(Jatz'om Kuy, Spearthower Owl)
Ajaw
King of Teotihuacan
Reign2 May 374 – 9 June 439
SuccessorNuun Yax Ayin? or Sihyaj Chan K'awiil II (grandson)?
BornTeotihuacan?
Died9 June 439
Monte Alban
SpouseLady Unen K'awiil[1] of Tikal
IssueYax Nuun Ayiin I, King of Tikal
ReligionMaya religion

"Spearthrower Owl" (possibly Jatz'om Kuy, translating to "Striker Owl") was a Mesoamerican person from the Early Classic period, who is identified in Maya inscriptions and iconography. Mayanist David Stuart has suggested that Spearthrower Owl was a ruler of Teotihuacan at the start of the height of its influence across Mesoamerica in the 4th and 5th century, and that he was responsible for an intense period of Teotihuacan presence in the Maya area, including the conquest of Tikal in 378 CE.[2]

  1. ^ Beliaev, D., Tokovinine, A., Vepretskiy, S. Luín, C. (2013). "Los Monumentos de Tikal. By Dmitri Beliaev, Alexandre Tokovinine, Sergey Vepretskiy y Camilo Luín". Proyecto Atlas Epigráfico de Petén, Fase I.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ Stuart (1998)