Also known as the Tomb of the Nine Lords of the Night, Temple IX contains a funerary chamber whose walls are decorated with stucco figures of nine individuals. The chamber is located at a lower level, inside the temple platform. Archaeologists suggest that the human remains found in the tomb belong to one of Comalcalco's rulers.
References
This walking tour is a part of the About.com guide to the Maya Civilization.
AA.VV. 2010, Comalcalco, in Guía de Arquitectura y Paisaje Mayas/ The Maya: An Architectural and Landscape Guide, Centre for Maya Studies (CEM) Universidad Nacional Autonoma de México y Junta de Andalucía, Ciudad de México - Sevilla.
Armijo Torres, Ricardo and Yazmín E. Millán Ruiz, 2002, Tecnología arquitectónica y uso de espacios en la Gran Acrópolis de Comalcalco, Tabasco, in Tercer Congreso Internacional de Mayistas, Memoria. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México y Universidad de Quintana Roo, pp 189-206.
Rojas Martinez, José Luis, 2002, El ladrillo como material constructivo versus elemento artístico en Comalcalco, in in Tercer Congreso Internacional de Mayistas, Memoria. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México y Universidad de Quintana Roo, pp 207-214
