| Kʼinich Ahkal Moʼ Nahb III | |
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| Ajaw | |
 Kʼinich Ahkal Moʼ Nahb III on tablet from Temple XIX with two kneeling nobles | |
| King ofPalenque | |
| Reign | 30 December 721 – 736 |
| Predecessor | K'inich K'an Joy Chitam II |
| Successor | Kʼinich Janaab Pakal II |
| Born | 13 September 678 Palenque |
| Died | 736(736-00-00) (aged 57–58) Palenque |
| Spouse | Lady Men Nik |
| Issue | Kʼinich Kʼukʼ Bahlam II LadyYax Ahau Xoc, Queen of Tikal |
| Father | Tiwol Chan Mat |
| Mother | Lady Kinuw |
| Religion | Maya religion |
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Kʼinich Ahkal Moʼ Nahb III,[N 1] also known asChaacal III andAkul Anab III (13 September 678–c. 736), was anajaw of theMaya city ofPalenque. He took the throne on 30 December 721, reigning until c. 736.[N 2][1]
Ahkal Moʼ Nahb was born to nobleman Tiwol Chan Mat and Lady Kinuw. His probable brother wasKʼinich Janaab Pakal II. He was married to Lady Men Nik and was succeeded by his son ajaw Kʼinich Kʼukʼ Bahlam II. Ahkal Moʼ Nahb III was born in 678, during the reign of his grandfather, Palenque's long-lived rulerKʼinich Janaab Pakal I, often referred to as "Pakal the Great", because this ruler righted a kingdom that had been destabilized by enemy attacks and oversaw a building program that culminated in theTemple of the Inscriptions.[2] His construction program rivaled that of his predecessors, in the newly discovered inscriptions of Temple XIX he contributed enormously to the surviving records of Palenque history. The monuments and text associated with Ahkal Moʼ Nahb III are: Temple XVIII texts, Temple XIX bench and texts, Temple XXI texts, Tablets of the Orator and Scribe, Bundle Panel and House E Painted text?.[2][3]
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| Preceded by | Ajaw of Palenque 30 December 721 – c.736 | Succeeded by |
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