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are other symbols between the dates with numerals attached, it is pos- 
sible the explanation needed is found in them. In the parallel pas- 
sage on plate 61, which appears to have the same beginning and end- 
ing date, there is but one dot to the chuen symbol (indicating 1 chuen) 
and the symbol for 3 days. This gives a total (omitting the calendar 
rounds) of 16,363 days. But this gives no satisfactory result. 
I have dwelt somewhat at length on these series as they are the 
only ones with two legible dates in the codex which show the higher 
time periods in symbols. They will serve, however, to show the close 
relation which this codex bears to the inscriptions, to which we will 
now turn, beginning with those at Palenque. 
INSCRIPTIONS AT PALENQUE 
Before proceeding with these, in order to show exactly Mr Good- 
man’s method of calculating a series from the inscriptions, I present 
as an example one which he has fully worked out. This series is 
found in the inscription of the Temple of the Sun, at Palenque. It 
will be more critically examined hereafter by comparison with Mauds- 
lay’s photograph. At present I use Goodman’s determination merely 
for the purpose of illustrating the method of reckoning. 
The dates and intervening time periods as he gives them are as 
follows: 4 Ahau, 8 — (month not identifiable), 16 days, 5 chuens, 15 
ahaus, 12 katuns, and 9 cycles, followed by the date 2 Cib, 14 Mol. 
Reducing these time periods to days, the result is as follows: 
Days 
9 cy clestea..2 26 shane = secs eee ee ean 1, 296, 000 
1A 211000 41 ee ee a aE ae ei PE = este Se 86, 400 
AS ghia soe 3 ts ea ee ee ees 6, 480 
Si chuenias sae oe oe ete a ee er ee ee 100 
HC (0 Ei: peepee ne aoe pe an ne a eeent ey Oe eS eS 16 
AGE y exe ees ee ye ee nee Ee 1,388,996 ° 
Deduct 7sicalendan rounds! =-)-4-44- oe ee eae 1, 385, 540 
THISHOAVERE: = salle cierto aoe eC ee eee 3, 456 
As the first date can not be fully determined, it will be necessary to 
count back from the second date—2 Cib 14 Mol, which falls in the year 
5 Akbal. Subtracting 154, the preceding days of this year, from 3,456 
and dividing the remainder by 365, we obtain 9 years and 17 days. 
Deducting 5 for the added days, there remain 12 to be counted back 
on the last month of the year 8 Ben, which we find by counting back 
on table 3 is the year in which the first date falls. This gives + Ahau 
8 Cumhu, which is, no doubt, correct, as this date is a very common 
one on the Palenque inscriptions. 
