THOMAS) NUMERALS ENCIRCLED RV DOTS. 343 



In Brasseur's fac simile the second symlxd of the left hand column 

 is clearly that for Men. If this be accepted as correct, then no year 

 bearer (Kan, Muluc, Ix, Cauac) would be found in either column and 

 the theory we have advanced regarding the signification of the dots 

 around the red unit over the column would fall to the ground. Nor 

 is this the only difficulty we meet with in attempting to apply the 

 theory to this series. The sum of the black numbers is 26, which 

 should also be the interval between the days of the columns. Count- 

 ing 20 days from 1 Manik brings us to 1 Been instead of 1 Men; 2G 

 more to 1 Cauac, a day not found in either column as given in the 

 original. Taking the second column and counting 2'j days from 1 

 Ymix, we reach 1 Manik, instead of 1 Been. This gives us the key 

 to the series and solves the riddle. We must commence with 1 Ymix, 

 then take 1 Manik, then 1 Been, and so on, going alternately from 

 column to column. 



Adopting this method and using the Cauac column of our calendar. 

 Table II, the result is as follows: Commencing with 1 Ymix, the third 

 day of the tenth figure column, and counting 26 days, we reach 1 

 Manik; 20 days nion- bring us to 1 Been, and 2G more to 1 Cauac, the 

 first day of tlir liist yi-Av of an Indication. The 1 Men of the left 

 hand column slioulil therefore be 1 Cauac, which is also proved by 

 counting the intervals, without regard to the week numbers. For 

 example, from Ymix to Been is 12 days, from Been to Chicchan 12 



days, from Manik toCan.uc T.' days, and s ilu',.u-li .nicIi colunui. 



(Jr. if we fake llif cnlniniis altrniatcly. the iiit(;r\aJ is six .|a\s. tliiis: 

 From Ymix to Manik. i; days: from ilanik to Been, days: rroin Been 

 to Cauac, days; fi'om Cauac to Chuen, days, and so on to the end. 



Although the proof is not absolutely conclusive that these red unit 

 numerals have this mark of distinction for the reas( >u ,i;i vcn. it ni'\er- 

 theless furnishes what would seem to be a satistactorx o\|ilanai ion. 

 and, if so, affords proof that the calendar system, hascd upon the four 

 year series, was in vogue when the Manusci-ipt Troaii<; and the Co- 

 dex Cortesianus were written. 



This mark of distinction is found in a strange and unusual relation 

 in the lower division of Plate XV, Manuscript Troauo. The first red 

 numeral of the series is given thus : 



Fio. 372. Numeral character from the lower division of Plate XV, Manuscript Troano. 



Most of the day and about half of the numeral symbols are oblit- 

 erated, but all that are necessary for present purposes remain ilistincl 

 and uninjured, as follows : 



in- ) 



Ix '-10. XI. I' I. 



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