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

Translation: “penis-headed body”
Part of speech: Unknown

Logogram spellings of "PHB"

                                                                

MHD.HT2.1&2&3                                                                 M&L.p112 HT2               0703st                         0703md                                     T703                        

 

·    Do not confuse this with the visually similar PAAT = “back”.

o The head of (most variants of) “PHB” resembles a penis, never cross-hatched.

o The head of (most variants of) PAAT is a semicircle, optionally cross-hatched.

·    M&L.p112 HT2 lists only one example: “penis-head man”.

·    The MHD Catalog lists three examples:

o MHD.HT2.1 – “penis-head man”:

§ Greatly resembles T703 – MHD.HT2.1 shows more detail (visible toes, ankle bone (lateral malleolus), more elaborate belt, more detailed penis)

§ Broadly resembles M&L.p112 HT2 – M&L.p112 HT2 has a single long curved line reinforcing the huddled figure’s back, with three vertical stacked touching dots attached to the left of the line.

o MHD.HT2.2: the head is not penis-like but rather a darkened semicircle (much more resembles PAAT).

o MHD.HT2.3: appears to be a woman

All three have the same code, HT2, and are considered to be equivalent to T703. There is no pronunciation given.

·    Bonn recognizes two variants:

o A basic single body.

o The basic glyph “doubled”:

§ The two figures are back-to-back (symmetrical along a vertical axis in the middle).

§ Each of the doubled figures has the same single long curved line with three touching dots reinforcing its back.

·    A search in MHD “Classic – Blocks” on “blcodes contains HT2” gives 16 hits:

o 3 of the hits are from PAL (three different monuments – PAL Palace Tablet, PAL Temple 14, PAL TFC): IX-“PHB”-AJAW which is a name/title.

o 1 of the hits are from CRC (CRC Stela 16): IX-“PHB” which is a name/title.

o The remaining 12 hits are harder to categorize.