Casper

"Casper", (August 8, 422 – 487?) also known as 11 Rabbit or Casper II, was an ajaw of the Maya city of Palenque from August 9, 435, to 487. He was the immediate successor of Kʼukʼ Bahlam I, who founded the ruling dynasty. The real name of the ruler has not been deciphered. He was given the nickname Casper by Mayanist scholar Floyd Lounsbury because his name glyph is said to resemble the cartoon character Casper the Friendly Ghost. An incomplete transcription of the name is ch'a-?..

Casper came to power in August 435 at the age of 13 and ruled the city for 52 years. Only Pacal the Great is recorded to have ruled Palenque longer.

Biography The ajaw known to archaeologists as "Casper" was born August 8, 422 CE, which corresponds to 8.19.6.8.8 in the Mesoamerican Long Count calendar. "Casper" became ruler of Palenque on August 9, 435, one day after his thirteenth birthday, with the Temple of the Cross Tablet recording that "the white headband was tied."