THOMAS] TABLET OF THE FOLIATED CROSS 767 
count it, 1 katun, 14 ahaus, 14 chuens, 0 days, or, in all, 12,520 days, the 
reckoning is forward this number of days, presumably from 1 Cauac 7 
Yax in the year 10 Ben. No connection is made by this count; but 
when 299 days, the amount of the previous series are deducted, the 
remainder—12,221 days—will carry us to 2 Ahau 3 Uayeb (or the third 
added day) of the year + Ezanab. ‘This is correct, as we find this date 
following the series at C8, D8. By using the whole numeral series— 
12,520 days—and counting from the first date—1 Ahau 13 Mae (9 
Lamat)—we reach the latter date—2 Ahau 3 Uayeb—as, of course, we 
should. We thus have proof not only that Mr Goodman has correctly 
interpreted the symbol at DS as that of the Uayeb, or 5 added-day 
period, but also additional evidence in favor of the number assigned 
by him to the face character of the first date. It may be said that this 
first date was found by counting backward from after dates. Be it so, 
this method is perfectly legitimate and is the only means of determin- 
ation in such case unless his theory of counting from the beginning of 
the great cycle and also his interpretation of the face numerals be 
accepted. The symbols of the month and day of the month are clear, 
and limit the day to one of four—Ahau, Chicchan, Oc, Men—none of 
which, save Ahau, will connect with the following dates. I therefore 
deem the evidence sufficient for acceptance. 
As 1 Ahau 13 Mac is reintroduced at D14, C15, it would seem that a 
new reckoning should begin from this point. The result of the trial, 
using the entire numeral series which comes immediately after the 
date is as follows: 



Days 
Pte y CLES Hae See ee a ee ee SE 1, 008, 000 
(HKAGUN SS, 2 sce wee cee oOo eee eee eee eens 50, 400 
Pn aU aa a a a oe era 2,520 
SICHUCNSS sess See oe eee eer Cn eee Sea SereE 60 
Day Si 3 2 cases ass4 cea hs a scee sees scemeeetense-s 16 
Total viz os $i. cose ae eee Resa ee we 1, 060, 996 
Deductool calendar round S=s=e eee eer ee 1, 043, 900 
Remainder. 5c =s- eee eeree nee Ger anes 17, 096 
As 1 Ahau 13 Mae falls in the year 9 Lamat, we reckon from that 
date, counting forward 17,096 days, and reach 2 Cib 14 Yax in the 
year + Akbal. This is correct except as to the month, which, as shown 
by glyph M1, is certainly Mol. It is evident, therefore, that Mr Good- 
man is wrong in assuming that the series 7-7—-7-3-16 (or 17,096 days 
after casting out the calendar rounds) connects 1 Ahau 13 Mac of the 
left slab with 2 Cib 14 Mol, the first date of the right slab, unless 
the month is corrected to Yax. What he means by ‘* 40,000 days to be 
accounted for,” and that they are to be accounted for by the reckoning 
‘*7_7_7-3-16 to 2 Cib 14 Mol,” is not clear. According to his 
‘*synopsis showing the position of the dates in both [inscriptions] ” 
