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AIDS TO THE STUDY OF THE MAYA CODICES. 



that the month w:is coinpli'ttMl. Altlioui;h |ir<ilia.bly correct in this 

 conchision, the qiu'stioii will ai'isi-. I)i>cs 1lic syinl)ol in such cases 

 denote the month vuntpleted ur the inontli rcuvlicd? 



The intervals between these dates are as follows, the left hand 

 column being those between the first and second columns of Forste- 

 mann's list (our Table IV), the second column those between the 

 second and third columns of his list, the third column those between 

 the third and fourth columns of his list, and the fourth column those 

 between the last date of one plate and the first of the next: 



Table V. — Table showing intervals between dates. 



Although it is apparent that the variations from the intervals of 

 the black numeral and day series above them are too numerous and 

 too uniform to be considered mistakes, yet there is little reason to 

 doubt that these month numbers are connected with and depend upon 

 the day series given in the columns above. 



That there are some errors is quite clear ; for instance, the varia- 

 tion at a arises from the fact that Dr. Forstemann gives the date 

 here as 10 months. 10 days, wliereas the codex has it 10 months, 13 

 days. Making this coriTc1i(.ii ihc interval will be4months, 10 days. 

 The correction will make the interval at d 9, 11, instead of 9. 8. Still 

 there is a variation of two months from the usual interval, which, 

 if corrected on the supposition that Dr. Forstemann has mistaken 

 the month, would necessitate a change of the remainder of the series 

 given in this line. The interval at c, according to the figure given 

 by Dr. Forstemann, would be retrograde, that is, minus I'-i. This 

 arises from the fact that he gives the last date in the middle line 

 on Plate 47 as 2 months. 6 days, whereas the symbol is very dis- 

 tinctly that of the third month, and the eight day series is unbroken 

 if this correction is made. 



When these evident errors are corrected the series of intervals show 



