Lady Xoc
| Lady Kʼabʼal Xook | |
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| Ajaw | |
| Queen consort of Yaxchilán | |
| Tenure | 23 October 681 - 15 June 742 (alongside Lady Sak B'iyaan and Lady Eveningstar of Calakmul) |
| Predecessor | Lady Pakal (sister) |
| Born | Yaxchilán |
| Died | 3 April 749 Yaxchilán |
| Spouse | Itzamnaaj Bahlam III (nephew) |
| Mother | Lady Xibalba |
| Religion | Maya religion |
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Lady Kʼabʼal Xook [kʼaɓal ʃoːk] or Lady Xoc (died 742), was a Maya queen who was the principal wife and aunt of King Itzamnaaj Bahlam III, who ruled the prominent kingdom of Yaxchilan from 681 to 742. She is believed by many to have been the sister of Lady Pacal.
Lady Xoc is best known for adorning Structure 23 in Yaxchilan with three lintels (Lintel 24, Lintel 25, and Lintel 26) that depict her performing rituals and sacrifices. Unless they were royal or deities, women were not depicted frequently in ancient Maya art. Royal Maya women may be depicted via texts and in iconography such as on lintels, but the fact that a woman appears as the central figure in these lintels is what makes them so unique and they have been of great value in reconstructing the historical role of royal women in Maya rituals and politics.