. Then
perished our fathers and ancestors. Half the people threw
themselves into the ravines, and the dogs and foxes lived on the
bodies of the men. The fear of death destroyed the old people, and
the oldest son of the king died at the same time as his young
brother. Thus did we become poor, O my children, and thus did we
survive, being but a little child--and we were all that remained.
Hence the putting aside of our claims.
_Quibi y mama vae xeru[c]aholah ahauh._
_Names of (our) Ancestors, Sons of the King._
131. Rahpop achi Balam, rubi, nabey ru[c]ahol ahauh Huny[t], ha ki tanti
[t]a[t]ar chi quivach ahaua, ok xpe nima camic [c]hac.
131. The counselor Balam, the oldest son of the king Hunyg, was
already distinguished before the face of the chieftains when he
died by the great plague.
132. Ahmak rubi rucam al, ha ru[c]ahol can ri Don Pedro Solis. Tohin
[c]a rox al, mani retal ri he [c]a xecam ru[c]in ahauh ri e oxi ka tata.
132. Ahmak was the name of the second son. His son is Don Pedro
Solis. Tohin was the third. There is no record of him, as he died
with the king and our three fathers.
133. Ha [c]a ka tata Francisco rahpop achi [c,]ian rucah al.
133. Our father Francisco, the counselor Tzian, was the fourth son.
134. Balam voo al, mani [c]a retal ri.
134. Balam was the fifth son; there is no record of him.
135. Ah[c,]alam Hunahpu ru vakak al, he [c]a xecolotah chic ri he oxi ka
tata ruma [c]hac; [c]aoh ok, ok [c]a [c]hutik konohel cu[c]in ok xoh
canah, xka [c,]et [c]a ronohel ri yavabil, ix nu[c]ahol; ha [c]a ri rubi
ka tit; nabey rixhayil ahauh Huny[t], Chuvy[c,]ut ru bi xo[t]ohauh, he
oxi xerelah, ha ri ka tata, he[c]a ri ru tata Don Pedro Solis, mani [c]a
ru [c]ahol rij Tohin: xcam [c]ari xo[t]ohauh Chuvy [c,]ut, xoc chipe
xo[t]ohauh X[t]eka[c]uch A[c,]iquinahay, ha quite rahpop achi [c,]ian
Balam, xa e cay ral.
135. Ahtzalam Hunahpu was the sixth son. He was saved from the
plague with our three other ancestors. As for us, we were then
little children, and we all escaped, and we saw all the pestilence,
O my children. These are the names of our female ancestors: the
first wife of king Hunyg was the queen Chuvytzut; she had three
sons, our father, the father of Don Pedro Solis, and Tohin, who
left no children. The queen Chuvytzut being dead, the queen
Xgekaqueh, the fema
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