PAL TC Left C1-D1         = iconography

<a.ku>:la i.<chi:wa>

 

·       Referred to in EB.p21.pdfp26.#2.

·       Known from PAL TC Left (text within the iconography) C1-D1, in the name Ahkul Ichiiw (= “Turtle/Turtle-ish Heron”), identified as a heron because the iconography shows a clear head of a heron (with long neck) emerging from a turtle shell.

·       There exists a logogram consisting of a bird-head with a fish in its mouth. It’s been given the nickname “HERON” as there is speculation that it represents a particular type of heron. However, there’s no indication that this i-chi-wa = ichiiw = “heron” is a syllabogram-only equivalent spelling for that logogram; i.e. there is no indication that that logogram should be read ichiiw.