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chuuctan Chichen-Ichzen chabach holhun Cachixul ahauob:” “the 
rebellious army made destruction, seizing Chichen-Itza, (and) capturing 
fifteen Cachiquel chiefs.” 
The fifth group begins with two stones, each inscribed with 3, the 
whole giving ca, ox, tun, then comes holhun, 15, followed by ca, 2, chi, 
border, and zz/, end. Below are two zak’s, which might give ranac, 
“will remain,” in some cases, but not here; they furnish zakod, “they 
ended.” ‘The brief sentence reads: “ chuuctan holhun Cachitxul nakob :” 
“the spoilers destroy fifteen Cachiquels.” No. 6 is difficult as it com- 
mences with an inverted ca, that should be a aw/, according to general 
rule. Inscribed in the upper part of it is thu, a drop. At the opposite 
end appears /ahun, 10, and embraced by the limbs of the ca is pak, cul- 
tivation. These are followed by mzyad the cloud, fof, the mat, and ca, 
ox, tun,again. Thus: “katun Lahun Pek mulbab chuuctan :” “the army of 
Lahun-Pek joins the spoilers.* No.7 contains ca, tun, ox, tun, can, tun, and 
what follows should be Hunichob, but Mr. Stephens has replaced the 
face by the sign caéan, unless it be intended for a border chz. Finally, 
group 8 has 17, or waclahun, which at Palenque stands for Zaachilla of 
Oaxaca. Five, within a circle subscribed with mark of plurality, should 
be hopetob, and as hopet is the Palenque form of wéah, to hear, it is 
doubtless such in the present case. The last of this group are or, tok 
and zch. Taken together they furnish: “katun yoktan can Hunichob 
Uuclahun hopetob yoktok ich:” “Zaachilla tells the Hunichob they hear 
the rebel army (is) in rebellion.” 
The first of line 2 begins with two zak’s, the latter being followed by 
mark of plurality; they may be read as a reduplication of intensity, 
naknakob. Then in the same group follow ox, 3, chz, face, ca, 2, and dz7d, 
writing, orchi katzib. No. 2 begins with the conventional ca, which en- 
closes or, 3. At the top is dak, bundle, over can, 4; below these may be 
katun, but there certainly is azc, division, with plurality. In 3, the 
border, cz, is first, and the figure below it is probably zch, the eye or 
face, while to the right is an ornamental twuz or ¢hun. Here the 
sentence ends: “zaknakob VYVokchi Katztb ca Oxbuc can katun xtcob 
Chichen :” “they destroy Yokchi Katzib when Oxbuc says the army 
divides Chichen.” Below the central sun, 14 is represented by two 
wavy fives and four strokes, cazlahun. In the border, chz, are wac, 6, 
which should be read first, and at its extremity is xaw/,an end. Next, 
above the ¢hun, is pet, followed by fak, cultivation, over ¢hun, under 
which is duc, covering. Group 4 contains ox, 3, hun, 1, tun, stone, and 
can, 4, inside ho/, while beneath is the well known katun. No. 5 begins 
with ¢uz,; to the right is or, and below ¢um come chz, border, ca, 2, and 
