Tikal Temple III, Maya temple in Tikal, Guatemala.

Temple III is a steep stone pyramid in Tikal that rises about 55 meters above the jungle floor. The structure features limestone staircases and a decorated roof comb at the top, typical of how the Maya built their most important religious buildings.

Temple III was built in 810 AD, as recorded by the hieroglyphic text on Stela 24 at the foot of its stairway, paired with the damaged Altar 6. It is linked to the little-known king Dark Sun, whose dedication of the temple was supervised by his successor, and it was the last temple pyramid raised at Tikal before the city fell into ruin by the end of the 9th century.

The temple's other name, Temple of the Jaguar Priest, comes from a sculpted lintel over the inner doorway of the summit shrine, showing an obese figure wrapped in a jaguar skin. It is one of only two sculpted lintels at Tikal still in their original setting; another is displayed at the National Museum of Guatemalan Art.

Temple III stands just south of the Tozzer Causeway, facing east toward the Great Plaza, but it is only partly restored and closed to visitors, so it is viewed from the outside. Its summit shrine has two chambers rather than the usual three, and the roof comb bears a crack from lightning damage.

The inner doorway of the summit shrine carries a finely sculpted lintel of an obese figure wrapped in a jaguar skin, linked to the king Dark Sun. It is one of only two sculpted lintels at Tikal still in their original setting; another is shown at the National Museum of Guatemalan Art.