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

Translation: white headband (symbol of authority)
Part of speech: Noun

Spellings of sak huun

                                                                               

Greene                                                                  IC.p22                                                                  Schele

PAL PT R5-Q6                                                                                                                                    PAL TI CT I2-J2

<K’AL:<SAK.HUUN>:[ji]ya tu.<BAAH:hi>         <K’AL:SAK.HUUN>> tu.<u:BAAH>                  2.<K’AL:ji> SAK.<HUUN:na> 

 

·    The sak-huun “white headband” is the symbol of rulership, and is presented (formerly “bound”) on the head of the ruler as part of his accession ritual.

·    K’al(-jiiy) sak huun t(i)-u-baah = “presented (the) white headband on his head” (formerly “bound (the) white headband to his head”).

·    IC gives an example with “WINIK” being read as HUUN (outside of the Glyph-F context).