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can, 4, followed by ox and tun, and katunod, to the right of which comes 
caoxtun. These complete a sentence: “det puchtun Buluc katun 
Cachixul Hunichob dztb cacab Hunichob can yoktan katunob chuuctan :” 
“the Hunichob of Cachiquel make the army of Buluc rebel, writing to 
tell the rebel soldiers to plunder the state of the Hunichob.” The last 
character in No. 4 is zak, and it belongs to the next sentence. No. 5 
is rather difficult. It consists of ox, 3, on chz, a border, over what should 
be 4o, 5, but, on comparison with the Chichanchob inscription, must 
stand for ca; under it is ywb, a garment. The opposite cartouche 
furnishes ox, 3, zn, stone, and below, akau. Finally, No. 6 gives ox, 
bolon, 9, and hunichob. This last sentence is: “nak Yokchi Cayub 
yoktan ahau yok Bolon Hunichob:” the Yokchi Cayub destroys the 
chief of the rebels by means of the Hunichob of Palenque.” 
Thus, by astrange but most fortuitous coincidence, the study of these 
inscriptions brings the reader back to the starting point in Chiapas. 
Varying, as the hieroglyphics do in many particulars, owing doubtless 
to locality, and the skill of the artist, they are one in historical character 
as in speech, and among them furnish a vocabulary extensive enough to 
enable the student to attack any Maya-Quiche document, with good 
hope of success in the work of interpretation. It remains to set these 
two Chichen-Itza inscriptions forth in connected form. 
CHAPTER XIV. 
THE TEXT AND TRANSLATION OF THE CHICHEN-ITZA INSCRIPTIONS. 
TEXT AND LITERAL TRANSLATION OF THE INSCRIPTION OF THE CHICHANCHOB. 
Line 1. Huntoh tan cab Oxyib ; Huntoh bet katun Oxyib xul. 
Huntoh in land Oxyib; Huntoh makes army Oxyib end. 
Oxyib pak Hunichob bet katun hol. Oxcabuc Hunich Caich 
Oxyib town Hunichob makes army end. Oxcabuc Hunich Quiche. 
dzib than hunkal katun Katzib holob xanac bet puchtun 
write word 20 soldier Katzib cells to remain makes rebelling 
katun holthan. Yokich Chichen Ichzen kebat pak bet katun 
army speaker. Yokich Chichen-Itza wicked town makes army 
ahau xul, Oxyib pop! 
chief end. Oxyib ruler 
Line 2, Oxbuc patan katan paxal Hunichob yoktan bet Cachixul 
Oxbuc tribute asking desert Hunichob opponents make Cachiquel 
