CMGG entry for syllabogram cho      (This article is part of the Learner's Maya Glyph Guide.)

Variant: jawbone

                                               

MC                                   JM                                   TOK.p20.r4.c3                     MHD.HJ1.1&3

 

 

MHD.HJ1.2

                     

MatsumotoEtAl-STaIitCMKoST.p4.pdfp4.col2.fig2 (Houston)

LTZ Panel 1 C1

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Sub-variants (2)

·    A. Asymmetrical:

o Bone-jaw with three touching dots representing teeth on the left side.

o Left side of bone-jaw has only one “knob” while right side has two.

·    B. Symmetrical:

o Bone-jaw with three touching dots representing teeth in the centre.

o Left side of bone-jaw has two “knobs” same as the right side, which also has two.

 

Notes

·    The MHD code is HJ1 and gives three examples in the Catalog – HJ1.1&3 are the asymmetrical sub-variant and HJ1.2 is the symmetrical sub-variant.

·    A search on MHD with “blcodes contains HJ1” gives 87 hits and a visual inspection reveals that the occurrences of the asymmetrical sub-variant far outnumber the occurrences of the symmetrical sub-variant – only about 13 clear symmetrical sub-variants compared to 74 others (either clearly asymmetrical or unclear either way).