Yaxchilán, Lintel 24 - K2887 ©Justin Kerr - Click to view high resolution MAYA HIEROGLYPH DICTIONARY
Peter Mathews and Péter Bíró
Drawings by John Montgomery

b'ahkab'b'a-ka-b'a Hieroglyph - Drawing © John Montgomery  
 (2)                          

Meaning(s):  n.  b'akab' (the first on earth, title of kingsand queens)  /  b'akab' (el primero en la tierra, título de reyes y mujeres elites)    

Hieroglyphic Spelling(s):  (1)  B'AH-ka-b'a
  (2)  b'a-ka-b'a
  (3)  b'a-KAB'

Thompson Number(s):  (1)  757-25/738-501
  (2)  501-25/738-501
  (3)  501-526

Narrow Transcription(s):  b'aahkab' Stuart 2005  
#b'aahkab' Lacadena and Wichmann 2004  

Linguistic Reconstruction(s):  Proto-Mayan*b'Ah kab'Brown and Wichmann  2004
Proto-Mayan*b'aah kab'Kaufman and Norman  1984
Proto-Cholan*b'ah kab'Kaufman and Norman 1984  
See Also:
kab' earth
kab' bee
kab' honey, beehive

Last Updated:22-Aug-2006

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