CMGG entry for paat2      (This article is part of the Learner's Maya Glyph Guide and Concordance.)

Translation: crested lizard, basilisk
Part of speech: Noun

Logogram spellings of paat2

                                                               

HoustonEtAl-TLK.p3.fig3b                   HoustonEtAl-TLK.p3.fig3c               .

YAX Lintel 22: A1-B3                             YAX Lintel 47: A4-D3    

PAAT:ti                                                    PAAT:ti                           

 

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HoustonEtAl-TLK.p2.fig2a = StuartEtAl-PNLC.p3                   HoustonEtAl-TLK.p2.fig2b  = StuartEtAl-PNLC.p3

CRN Ele 56 pE3                                                                            CRN Ele 56 pA2

PAAT.ku[yu]                                                                                 <PAAT:ti>.<ku:yu>

 

·     Occurs in the name of the ruler of CRN Chak Ak’ Paat Kuy = “Great/Red Turkey Basilisk Owl”.

·     Do not confuse this with the homonym paat 1 = “back” (body part).

·     Do not confuse this with the visually and semantically similar TELES (also the longish head of a reptile – specifically, a lizard, and also meaning basilisk):

o PAAT often has a ti phonetic complement (which of course TELES never has).

o PAAT does not have anything fancy at the top of the head (except, optionally, three non-touching dots in an oval – the “bony” sign for reptiles and insects), whereas TELES often does have something fancy at the top of the head – either a distinct indentation / “bay” or parallel wavy lines (both possibly to signify the crest which TELES has).

 

Syllabogram spellings of paat2

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HoustonEtAl-TLK.p3.fig3a                 HoustonEtAl-TLK.p4.fig4a        HoustonEtAl-TLK.p4.fig4b

CRC Stela 23: I1-J1                              PNG Panel 2: I’1–J’1                  unprovenanced

pa:ti                                                       pa:ti                                              <a:ku[lu]>.<pa:ti>

 

·     Occurs in the name of the ruler of CRN Chak Ak’ Paat Kuy = “Great Turkey Basilisk Owl”.