CMGG entry for "{YUK}IMIX"      (This article is part of the Learner's Maya Glyph Guide and Concordance.)

Alternative readings: IMOX? / HA'?
Translation: Imix (day 1)
Part of speech: Noun

Logogram spellings of "{YUK}IMIX"

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·     The 1st day of the Tzolk’in calendar.

·     Do not confuse the day name IMIX with the slightly similar IXIIM = “Tonsured Maize God”.

o It’s almost a “swap” of the two syllables.

o IMIX is not the Classic Maya pronunciation of this day name anyway – this is just the Yucatec version, used by epigraphers because the Classic Maya pronunciation is not fully clear.

·     Variants (2):

o A. Abstract – water:

§ In theory, the inside of the cartouche should be the logogram HA’ = “water” (a cross-hatched circle).

§ In practice, there are (many?) instances where the inside of the cartouche is the syllabogram ba (a circle with an arc in it).

o B. Head – the Waterlily Serpent represents water: there seems to be some variation in the element in the top half of the head:

§ A circle with a small circle in it.

§ A circle with a small crescent in it (tips pointing upwards).