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Glyph T109:552 - CHAK K'AT

CHAK K'AT (chak'at) (T109:552) 1> n. name of the "basket staff" dance object 2> n. month sign; third month of the Maya Ja'ab' calendar; the month of SIP

<> (JM) Depicted at Yaxchilán as an object held in "dance" scenes; in this context it follows the verb AK'OT and its variants.

(PM) CHAK K'AT (chak'at) (T109:552) 1> n. name of the "basket staff" dance object 2> n. month sign; third month of the Maya Haab' calendar; the month of SIP <> Depicted at Yaxchilán as an object held in "dance" scenes; in this context it follows the verb AK'OT and its variants.

(CH) > CHAK-AT (chakat) chak-at ~ 1> p.n. month sign, third month of the Haab calendar 2> n. referent to the so-called "basket staff" used in particular dance ceremonies, or alternatively the referent is to the month when such ritual dances were held. 3> CHAK-KAT (chakkat) chak-kat ~ same meanings as above, but rendered slightly differently.

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