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

Variant: boulder

                    

MC                         K&H / SJ                TOK.p14.r1.c1

 

MC.131.1

i.<ba:ka>

 

Variant: bird biting eye of dog

                                          

MC                                MC                    JM ~= MC.2          K&H                                TOK.p26.r2.c4

 

          

JM.92.1                 JM.92.2                       

 

Sub-variants (2)

·    A. Bird and dog: for the dog, it’s only ever the head; for the bird it’s usually including body and legs, but can be bird head only.

·    B. Bird only – bird facing right (unusual in Mayan iconography), no dog:

o Full bird-head: including body and legs.

o Bird-head only: can have a dot in the beak (perhaps representing the eye of the dog).