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the Palenquean bas-relief. They show profiles turned toward the left, and in 

 some cases protruding tongues. I think it would be unsafe for the present to 

 connect these sculptured heads with those of the alphabet. 



Days. 



1. l^— KAN, in T8,Ui7, Xio. 



2. ® l§) —Resembling LAM AT, in Civ (?), Ws , Sio, 



3. K^ — CHUEN, in B6, Di, Ds, Di3, Es, Eio, Fis, R2, Se, S12, S15, 

 tJ3,Vi3,Wi, Wi5, Xg, and not quite as plainly in some other characters. 



4. © — BEIN", always connected with ® (portion of the sign for the month 

 POP),in Rio, Ri5, T9. 



5. i^—EZANAB, in Mi (?), U?. 



6. vS!/ —Resembling AHAU, in Aie, Bs, Ds (?), Tn. 



7. viliy — YMIX, in E2, Dg ; a somewhat different form in Xs. 



Months. 



1. © — Small part of POP, always combined with ®, in Rio, R15, T9. 



2. V(£)/ — Resembles the principal part of PAX ; occurs, though with 

 modifications, in ABi, 2, B4, Bs, Cg, Ci4, Do, Dio, Di4, D15, Eg, Eii, Eig, 

 F5,FiG, R3, Tg, T12, U4, U9, Ui4, Va, Vs, Vi4, W2, Wt, W12, Xi, X12, 

 X15. — There is a difference in the number of the vertical bars within the semi- 

 circular space, and in some cases the bars are hatched. The lower part of the 

 figure likewise displays some diversity in its shape. These variations, it may 

 be assumed, were intended to modify the meaning of the glyphs. 



The analogies which I have shown to exist between Landa's signs and the 

 glyphs on the Palenquean bas-relief are in so far of interest as they seem to 

 explain, if nothing else, at least the general purport of the latter. Considering 

 that signs, or parts of signs, for months, and more particularly such as denote 

 days, occur, in conjunction with numbers expressed by bars and dots, on the 

 Tablet of the Cross, I venture to suggest that its inscription constitutes a chrono- 

 logical record of some kind. The central group of figures probably illustrates 



