Pisté in Tinum, Yucatán, Mexico — The Southeast (Yucatan Peninsula)
Temple of the Small Tables
Templo de las Pequeñas Mesas
Este edificio presenta una distribución similar a la del Templo de los Guerreros. Cuenta con una escalinata central que comunica a los dos cuartos superiores, los cuales tuvieron techos abovedados sostenidos por pilares esculpidos con representaciones de guerreros; al frente se localiza la escultura de un Chac-mool entre dos columnas en forma de serpiente. Fue excavado a fines del siglo pasado, cuando se desalojó parte del escombro de los cuartos, se encontró un altar sostenido por atlantes, al que la estructura debe su nombre.
Maya-Yucateco:
K’u’ Najil le Mejen Mayak Che’obo’
Le naja’ ts'aba’an je'ex le Templo de los Guerreros wa K’u’ najil le jba’ate’ilo’obo’. Yaan ti’ jump’éel eeb tu chúumuk ku bisik máak te’ ka’ap’éel mejen najo’ob yaan ka’analo’, yaanchaj ka’ach ti’ob jo’ol najilo'ob bey áaktun kucha’an ka'ach tumen wa'ala’an pak’o’ob t’oja’antako’ob ob tia’al u ye'esa’al jba'ate'ilo’obe’; tu taanile' yaan jump’éel Chak mo’ol beeta’an yéetel tuunich yaan ichil ka’ap'éel ka’anal tak'a’an tuunicho'ob beey kaano'obe’. Jpáana’ab tu xuulil le siiglo jmáano’, ka jtse’el jump’iit u pak’il juutul ti’ le mejen najo’obo’ yéetel kaxta’ab jump’éel teem kucha’an tumen le mejen máako’ob k’aba’ata’an je'ex atlantes, tu'ux ku taal u k’aaba' le pak’ilo’.
English:
Temple of the Small Tables
This building has a similar distribution as the Temple of the Warriors. It has a central stairway which connects to the two upper rooms, which had vaulted roofs held up by pillars sculptured with representations of warriors. To the front there is a sculpture of a Chac-mool reclining in between two serpent shaped columns. It was excavated towards the end of the nineteenth century. When part of the rubble was removed from the rooms, a horizontal altar held up by "atlases" was found, thus giving the building its name.
Erected by Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia (INAH).
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Anthropology & Archaeology • Architecture • Man-Made Features • Native Americans.
Location. 20° 40.906′ N, 88° 33.989′ W. Marker is in Pisté, Yucatán, in Tinum. Marker can be reached from Carretera Costera de Golfo (Route 180). The marker is near the "Market" at the Chichén Itzá Archaeological Site. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Pisté YU 97751, Mexico. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. The Palace of the Sculpted Columns (within shouting distance of this marker); The Colonnade of the Northeastern Corner (within shouting distance of this marker); The Southeastern Colonnade (within shouting distance of this marker); The Northern Colonnade (within shouting distance of this marker); The Market (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); The Plaza of the Thousand Columns (about 120 meters away); The Temple of the Warriors (about 210 meters away); Temple of the Large Tables (about 210 meters away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Pisté.
Credits. This page was last revised on March 11, 2017. It was originally submitted on March 11, 2017, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana. This page has been viewed 161 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 11, 2017, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana.