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

Alternative readings: BALUUN / BOLON
Translation: Number “9”
Part of speech: Noun

Logogram spellings of balun

                                                                                                  

K&H.p48.pdfp50.#10.2 = 25EMC.pdfp30.#5.1              TOK.p24.r2.c2                

BALUN                                 BALUN                                     “9” / BOLON                   

 

                                       

MHD.PY9a.1&2&3                                                       1003st                               T1003

BALUN                                                                            BALUUN                            -

 

                        

Coll-1 (Looper)                                   

QRG Stela F C3 / A3            

9.PIK                                 

 

·    No glyphs given in K&L, BMM9.

·    Pronunciation:

o An older reading was bolon, hence the name of the god Bolon Okte’ K’uh in English.

o K&H, MHD give balun while Bonn gives baluun.

·    TOK.p24.r2.c2 gives only “9”, but bolon given in AT-E1168-lecture6.t0:39:45 (in connection with the bar-and-dot notation).

·    AT-E1168-lecture6.t0:50:08: And then number “9” is one of the hero twins.