The first temple we encountered as we entered the Small Acropolis was Edifice XLII (Roman numeral “42”).

According to the INAH Plaque accompanying this temple, Edifice XLII (“42”) has a rectangular layout and a single passageway.  The Mayans reinforced the temple with buttresses, and the temple still retinas masonry benches along its inside walls.  On its main facade are 3 openings with monolithic limestone lintels with reliefs carved on their lower faces (Lintels XLI, XLII, and XLIII).  The Mayans built this temples and 3 lintels during Bird Jaguar IV’s reign (752-772 A.D.).  Lintel XLII (“42”) depicts a scene where Bird Jaguar IV, wearing a headdress and feathered attire, holds a staff in his right hand.  A lower ranking dignitary called Kan-Toc grasps an ax in his right hand.