THOMAS] TEMPLE OF INSCRIPTIONS 773 
and certain marks on them, interpreted 3 times 3 by Goodman. The 
next date (A5, B5) is 8 Ahau 13 Pop, followed at C1, D1 by 5 Lamat1 
Mol without any intermediate numeral series. Following the latter 
date, at C2, D2, is the numeral series 8 days, 4 chuens, 2 ahaus (808 
days). This is followed at C3, D3 by the date 3 Ahau 3 Zotz, and this, 
at D4 to C6 inclusive, by the numeral series 1 day, 12 chuens, 1 ahau, 
9 katuns, 2 cycles (353,401 days). At D6 is the symbol for 18 calendar 
rounds, followed at E1, F1 by the date 1 Manik 10 Tzec; and this is 
followed, at E4 to F5 inclusive, by the numeral series 8 days, 5 chuens, 
10 ahaus, 11 katuns, 10 cycles (1,522,908 days). At F6 7 is the date 5 
Lamat 1 Mol. This is followed immediately (F7) by the symbol for 1 
calendar round, and this at G1 by the symbol for 8 days. Following 
this, at G2, H2, is the date 10 Ahau 13 Yaxkin; and this is followed 
(H3, in one symbol) by 5 Lamat 1 Mol, and the latter, at G4, H4, by 4 
Manik 10 Zip. 
Mr Goodman says the reckoning from the first date and generally 
in this inscription is backward, but it is certain that the count back- 
ward of 4,508 days (first series) from 10 Ahau 13 Yaxkin will not 
reach 8 Ahau 13 Pop, the next date, nor any following date given in 
the foregoing list. This first date (10 Ahau 13 Yaxkin) is probably 
connected with some preceding date not included in the portion of the 
inscription given by Mr Goodman which is now under consideration. 
If we count forward 4,508 days from 8 Ahau 13 Pop, year 9 Lamat, 
the second date (first series of the list), we reach 5 Lamat 1 Mol, year 
8 Lamat, the date next following. It is true that both dates come after 
the numeral series, but this occurs more than once in the inscriptions. 
If we subtract 808 days (the second series) from 4,508 (first series), the 
remainder is 3,700 days; counting forward this number of days from 
8 Ahau 13 Pop, year 9 Lamat, we reach 3 Ahau 3 Zotz, year 6 Ezanab, 
the date of the second series. This, it will be remembered, is the rule 
which seems to prevail in two of the preceding inscriptions. 
The next series (3), 11,761 days after the calendar rounds have been 
subtracted, is followed by the date 1 Manik 10Tzee. This date Mr Good- 
man says is a mistake, ‘Sas the date at this point is 9 Manik 20 Zotz,” 
which, according to the system I am using, would be 9 Manik 20 Zip. 
It is certain that 1 Manik 10 Tzee can not be connected by 11,761 days 
with any preceding or following date, whether the reckoning be for- 
ward or backward. If we adopt Mr Goodman’s suggestion that the 
date should be 9 Manik 20 Zip (year 2 Lamat) and count forward 
11,761 days, we reach 5 Lamat 1 Mol (year 8 Lamat), the date which 
follows. Although there is no second connection to confirm this 
suggestion, | am inclined to think it is probably correct. Counting 
forward 4,508 days (fourth series) from 8 Ahau 13 Pop, year 9 Lamat 
(first series), we reach 5 Lamat 1 Mol (year 8 Lamat), the date follow- 
ing the fourth numeral series; and counting eight days (fifth series) 
1) ETH, pr 2——14 
