[This article is part of the Learner's Maya Glyph Guide.]
CMGG entry for "GOD-GI"

Translation: “God GI”
Part of speech: Noun

Logogram spellings of "GOD-GI"

                                                              

JM.p48.#4                             MHD.SN1b.1&2                                   1011st                               T1011

CHAAK “GOD-GI”                 -                                                              -                                          -

 

                                                                                                       

Schele                                  Schele                               Schele                            Schele                               Schele                         

PAL TI ET B8                        PAL TI ET D11                  PAL TI ET F9                  PAL TI CT E6                     PAL TI WT A5            

“GOD-GI”                             “GOD-GI”                         “GOD-GI”                      “GOD-GI”                         “GOD-GI”                        

 

                                                                                     

Coll-1                                   Stuart-TIfTXIX.p96.fig68                                              Stuart-TIfTXIX.p99.fig70                             

PAL Temple 14 H7             PAL Temple 19 Platform West Side D3                    PAL Temple 19 Platform West Side F1a              

“GOD-GI”                            ta.”GOD-GI”                                                                  “GOD-GI”

 

·    This is God-GI of the Palenque Triad.

·    Tuszyńska-ALatEGIT.p2.pdfp2.para-1: GI is one of the most mysterious Maya deities. He can be recognized by a shark tooth, a fish fin or barbel on the cheek, an eye with a scrolled pupil, and a spondylus shell earflare (Schele 1976).

·    He seems to be a manifestation of Chaak, as the glyph has the distinctive spondylus shell as the central part of his ear.

·    In addition to that, what makes him different from the “standard” Chaak are:

o Fish fins: one as a forehead ornament and one immediately to the right of the mouth.

o A shark tooth.

·    It’s unclear whether (as a variant of Chaak) the glyph should be read as Chaak/Chahk, or whether it has its own, independent reading, due to the additional “mouth fin”. In any case, this glyph has been given the nickname “GOD-GI” for ease of reference.