Acanceh effigy pumpkin with incised glyphs, Palacio Canton Museum, Merida, June 2002. The bottom glyph is Akankeeh Ajaw, as deciphered by Nikolai Grube and David Stuart. Note long deer's ear, little antler in front and dot on mouth (diagnostic of deer); % sign on cheek, Ak'b'al sign in forehead and eye band - diagnotistics of God A'. God A' is AKAN, while in Yukatekan "deer" is KEEH (not the same sign as southern deer; different diagnostics) (Marc Zender, personal communication 2002) (photo: Joel Skidmore). |