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Caich Cawek katun Cayub pop Oxcabuc dzib puch katan 
Quiche Cawek army Cayub ruler Oxcabuc writes letter asking 
cib pop hokol chunthan yok katun puchtunob kebat 
permission ruler set out president over army rebels wicked 
xul yok hunten. Dzib bet pach dzocol puchtun. Yok 
end at once. Writes make prisoner end rebellion, At 
hunten Oxyib holdzan yoktan katun yok xul.7 
once Oxyib executioner rebel army over ends. 
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Bet Oxbuc Hunichob lahun-tu-kal Cachixul hayac bet 
Makes Oxbuc Hunichob 30 Cachiquel destroy makes 
hayac pak ca puchtun katun. MHayac bet katun puchtun 
destroy city when rebels army. Destruction makes army rebel 
chuuctan Chichen Ichzen chabach holhun Cachixul ahauob. 
seizing Chichen-Itza capturing 15 Cachiquel chiefs, 
Chuuctan holhun Cachixul nakob. Katun Lahun Pek 
Spoilers 15 Cachiquel end. Army Lahun-Pek 
mulbab chuuctan. Katun yoktan can Hunichob Uuclahun 
join spoilers. Army rebel tells Hunichob Zaachilla 
hobetob yoktok ich.8 
hear rebellion in. 
Nak nakob Yokchi Katzib ca Oxbuc can katun xicob Chichen. 
Ending they end Yokchi Katzib when Oxbuc tells army divide 
Chichen. 
Canlahun hauac tzicil bet puchtun pach yok hunten holcan 
14 ceasing obey makes rebel prisoner at once speaker 
katun tan Yokchi Katzib. Uxmal ahau dzib katun puchtun 
army in Yokchi Katzib. Uxmal king writes army rebel 
xicob Yokchi Katzib. Ahau Uxmal bet dzib Hunichob.9 
divide Yokchi Katzib. King Uxmal makes write Hunichob. 
Cacab katunob than bet cihi katun ca puchtun pach bet 
Commune armies word make saying army when rebel prisoners 
makes 
mazcab xanac; hol bet tan kak chuuctan chunthan katun.,1e 
prison remain; hole makes make in fire spoiling president army, 
Bet puchtun Buluc katun Cachihol Hunichob dzib cacab 
Makes rebel Buluc army Cachiquel Hunichob writing commune 
Hunichob can yoktan katunob chuuctan, Nak Yokchi 
Hunichob telling rebel soldiers to seize in. Ends Yokchi 
Cayub yoktan ahau yok Bolon Hunichob,' 
Cayub rebel chief by Palenque Hunichob. 
