THOMAS] TABLET OF THE CROSS 739 
chuens, first series, right slab, this author follows Rau’s restoration 
and gives it as 5, yet it may possibly be + or but 3, as the glyph is 
exactly in the line of a break repaired by Dr Rau. 
The number of chuens as well as days in the fifth series of the right 
slab is uncertain. Maudslay indicates 8 for the former and 18 for the 
latter, which is apparently correct. The two dates following this 
series, except the month (20 Zotz) of the second, are almost entirely 
obliterated. I believe the day of the first to be Ahau. Maudslay 
does not attempt a restoration, but agrees with my suggestion as to 
the month. He suggests Caban as the day of the second date. He 
gives Zip as the month in the date following the seventh series of this 
slab. The date following the ninth series he gives as 11 Chicchan 13 
Yax or Chen, his figure being uncertain. The number of ahaus in 
the tenth series is left uncertain by him; he apparently prefers 16, 
though his figure may be construed as 18. The three lines (15) are 
distinct in the inscription, but the number of balls forming the fourth 
line is uncertain; the number seems to me to be 16 or 17, 
In referring to the inscription, Rau’s scheme, given on page 61 
of his Palenque Tablet—to wit, letters above for each column and 
numbers at the sides for the lines—will be followed here (not 
Maudslay’s), it being remembered that the columns, where there are 
more than one, are to be read two and two from the top downward, 
single columns from the top downward, and single lines from left to 
right. 
Referring now to the left slab, we will first point out the location 
in the inscription of the glyphs denoting the several dates and numeral 
series, the latter being reversed to agree with the order in which they 
come in the inscription, the first date—8 Ahau 18 Tzec—heing that 
with which the initial series terminated. 

8 Ahau (A8 B8) 18 Tzec (A9 BY) 
Series 1 Ahau (A16) 18 Zotz (B16) 
JME oe Ses 0 days 5 chuens (D1) 8 ahaus (C2) 
+ Ahau (D3) 8 Cumhu (C4) 
Second .-.-.- 2 days 9 chuens (D5) 1 ahau (C6) 
13 Ik (C9) 20 Mol (D9) 
Aovigal ease 0 days 12 chuens (D13) 3 ahaus (C14) 18 katuns (D14) 1 cyele (C15) 
9 Ik (E1) 15 Ceh (F1) 
iNowbansy SA se 2 days 11 chuens (E5) 7 ahaus (F5) 1 katun (E6) 2 cycles (F6) 
9 Ik (E9) 20 Zac (F9) 
Ritth) 225205 2 days 12 chuens (E10) 10 ahaus (F10) 6 katuns (E11) 3 eycles (#11) 
9 Ik (F12) no month given 
Sixes 13 days 7 chuens (F15) 6 ahaus (E16) 1 katun (F16) 
We begin, therefore, in our attempt to trace the series and con- 
nect the dates with 8 Ahau 18 Tzec (as Mr Goodman interprets the 
numeral face characters), which falls in the year 2 Akbal. As it is 
followed by another date (1 Ahau 18 Zotz) without any recognized 
