CMGG entry for juun ajaw & yax balun      (This article is part of the Learner's Maya Glyph Guide and Concordance.)

Translation: hero twins
Part of speech: Noun

Spellings of juun ajaw & yax balun

                                                             

VanStone-AMSC.t0:01:45                         VanStone-AMSC.t0:01:45                                   VanStone-AMSC.t0:01:45                         

QRG Stela C (back, bottom right)            K1892                                                                      K1222

1.AJAW YAX.BAHLAM                                1.AJAW YAX.BAHLAM                                          1.AJAW a.<ho:ma> YAX.BAHLAM a.<ho:ma>

 

VanStone-AMSC.t0:01:45

K1183

? YAX:BAHLAM

 

·     In VanStone-AMSC.t0:01:45, Mark Van Stone says that QRG Stela C is the only monument which mentions the Hero Twins together, in their capacity as gods. There are a few CPN inscriptions where the name of only one of the Hero Twins appears, but everywhere else on stone monuments, they appear separately as the day-name AJAW or the number “9”, not as gods. However, on vases and murals, they do appear quite frequently. It is the discrepancy between the frequency of their mentions on vases and mural vs. only one instance on stone monuments which Van Stone finds remarkable.