K&Hhttps://www.mesoweb.com/resources/handbook/IMH2020.pdf Introduction to Maya Hieroglyphs (Kettunen & Helmke; 17th revised edition, 2020).p82.#11 TOKhttps://www.mesoweb.com/resources/catalog/Tokovinine_Catalog.pdf Beginner's Visual Catalog of Maya Hieroglyphs (Tokovinine; 2017).p15.rr1.c3 BMM9BMM9.pdf 9th Bratislava Maya Meeting (Beliaev, Safronov; 2019).p11.r7.c4 JMDictionary of Maya Hieroglyphs (Montgomery; 2002).p88.#4 JMDictionary of Maya Hieroglyphs (Montgomery; 2002).p88.#5 JMDictionary of Maya Hieroglyphs (Montgomery; 2002).p89.#1
IK’ IHK’ IK’ EK’ EK’ EK’
K&LKettunenLacadena.pdf Methods in Maya Hieroglyphic Studies (Harri Kettunen & Alfonso Lacadena; 2018).p33.#3
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· TOKhttps://www.mesoweb.com/resources/catalog/Tokovinine_Catalog.pdf Beginner's Visual Catalog of Maya Hieroglyphs (Tokovinine; 2017) distinguishes IHK’ (“black”) from IK’ (“wind”).
· JMDictionary of Maya Hieroglyphs (Montgomery; 2002) gives EK’ for “star” and “black”, leaving IK’ for “breath” (probably now outdated?).
· Features:
o Boulder with circle or semi-circle in the bottom half with a dot in the middle.
o Cross-hatched on top surface of circle or semi-circle.
o Optionally: two touching dots on top surface of circle or semi-circle, surrounded by the cross-hatching.
· Distinguish (phonetically similar):
o IHK’: “black”.
o IK’: “wind/breath”.
o EK’: “star”.
· Distinguish (visually similar):
o AK’/AK’OT: “dance”:
§ In IHK’, the large circle / semicircle in the lower half is in the middle of the floor, not to the side whereas AK’/AK’OT has it always in the bottom right corner, in the position of (and resembling) a partitive disk.
§ IHK’ has only one darkened area whereas AK’/AK’OT has two or three.
§ The darkened area is the distinguishing characteristic of IHK’ whereas the corresponding areas in AK’/AK’OT are only optionally darkened.
§ The darkened area in IHK’ is a very regular circle (or semi-circle) whereas the corresponding areas in AK’/AK’OT can be circles or elongated.
§ The darkened area in IHK’ is directly in the middle of the top of the lower circle/semicircle whereas the corresponding areas in AK’/AK’OT can be more towards the left side, at an angle.
o WI’: “last”, “root”
o lo:
§ The darkened area is the distinguishing characteristic of IHK’ – this is never present in lo.
§ Conversely, the two touching dots are characteristic of lo – they are only optional (but common) for IHK’.
o One of the variants of CHIT:
§ The darkened area is the distinguishing characteristic of IHK’ – this is never present in CHIT.
§ Conversely, the two touching dots are characteristic of CHIT – they are only optional (but common) for IHK’.