THOMAS] DAY SYMBOLS (Ale? 
The forms of the day symbols usually found in the inscriptions are 
as shown in figure 13. 
The month symbols usual in the inseriptions, including what Mr 
Goodman claims is the symbol for the five added days or Uayeb, are 
shown in figure 14. 
The typical and usual form of the chuen is shown in the first two 
glyphs of figure 8 (a, 46). If the number at the top were 3 (three 
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Kan Cimi 
@ 
Manik Lamat Mulue Oc Chuen 

Eb Men 
@ 
(oy) 
Caban Ahau 
[E, Thy 
S Ih 
Ahau Ahau Ahau Ahau 

Fic. 13—The day symbols. 
dots or balls), it would signify three chuens or 60 days (320); the 
number at the side if 12 would denote 12 days. It would then read 
12 days, 3 chuens, or 3 chuens, 12 days, which together would equal 
72 days. This is the only counter or time period symbol which has two 
numbers attached. It may as well be stated here, to prevent confusion 
or misunderstanding in regard to our use of terms, that for convenience 
in our comparisons Mr Goodman’s names of these several symbols and 
the time periods he supposes them to represent will be used, although 
