CMGG entry for "{YUK}LAMAT"      (This article is part of the Learner's Maya Glyph Guide.)
From: Lee, S. Classic Maya Glyph Guide, Part 1. Amsterdam: Self-published, 2023-2025. Contact: maya.glyphs@yahoo.com.
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Alternative readings: LAMBAT?
Translation: Lamat (day 8)
Part of speech: Noun

Logogram spellings of "{YUK}LAMAT"

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·    The 8th day of the Tzolk’in calendar.

·    Variants (3):

o A. Abstract – full variant of EK’.

o B. A “face” – divided in a top and bottom half by a slightly curved horizontal line through the middle:

§ Top: “HIX-like”:

·      Tiny non-touching dots along the ceiling, on the inside (= a ceiling with dotted reinforcement).

·      “Grass blades” along the floor.

§ Bottom: reduced variant of EK’ – the “bottom half” resembling two eyes and nose of a face.

o C. Normal (profile) animal head (looking left) – divided into three sub-areas:

§ Left: Bird head with “HIX-like” eye and S-shaped forehead ornament.

§ Middle: an element shaped like a shepherd’s crook.

§ Right: 90 degrees anticlockwise reduced variant of EK’ (= the “bottom half” resembling two eyes and nose of a face, but rotated).