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saying an evil desire. No. 5 plainly reveals caz and ox, with three mats 
or ox popob. In No. 6, fet, the circle, has tum, the stone, at its right, the 
inscribed ca of which connects with a smaller #2 over the human head. 
The remaining four units, and this head, as in line 2, Nos, 1 and 6, give 
canmak. Thus: Canox ahpopob patan katun can mak.” signifies, “ They 
say no to the chiefs of Canox asking tribute.” 3 
No. 1 of line 6 contains Oxrlahun, uuc, 7, for hayac, and pet for bet. 
This is followed by HYzzzch, for ox or ob subscribed are evidently out of 
place. These two groups seem complete in themselves : “ Orlahun hayac 
bet Hunich:” “Oxliahun causes to destroy the Hunich.” No. 3 embraces 
waxaclahun, ox and dzib, and No. 4 is Uarac ich. No. 5 contains ho 
2b, and Oxlahun Pek; while No. 6 includes dz20, pet, kab, uaxac, thun, 
ox, buc, and a pet so small that it might be mistaken for “uz. The whole 
reads: “ Uaxac lukun yok cib Uaxac itch Ahtztb Oxlahun Pek ctb bet keb 
Uaxacthanox pach bet: “He makes prisoners the Oaxacans, on account 
of (their) desire to desert to Oaxaca, and making a wicked wish to the 
Ahtzib (secretary) of Oxlahun Pek.” 
THe TEXT Of LE INSCRIPTION. 
Hodzib Holhun Oxpet puchtun Buluc Hunich. 
Secretary Holhun Oxpet fought Buluc Hunich. 
Oxlahun Pek Cablahun katun can mazcab 
Oxlahun Pek Cablahun army tells imprison 
Hunzikhuncabcan Oxpet chuca kalkab Holhun 
Hunzikhuncabcan Oxpet slayer prison Holhun 
tancab. Ca Uacthanox katun hunten can nak, 
within. Then Uac speakers at once say no. 
Katun nacac Uaxac ich ca kuxilek than toc 
Army ascends Oaxaca into when disaffected word spread 
Xic Uacthan Canox katunob kepakthan. Oxlahun-Pek 
wide Uac speakers Canox armies to rebel. Oxlahun Pek 
bet chuca Oxpet toc. Copan ahau Canox Hunich 
makes slayer Oxpet burn. Copan king Canox Hunich 
