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symbol indicating Chen or Muan, apparently the former. If we 
assume the day of the first date to be + Ahau, the count is correct 
and the latter date is 11 Ezanab 11 Chen. 
Copan INSCRIPTIONS 
We turn now to Maudslay’s photographs of the Copan inscriptions, 
commencing with that on Stela A, according to the method adopted 
by this explorer of designating the monoliths of this locality. As Mr 
Goodman refers to the inscriptions of this place, we will notice his 
comments so far as is deemed necessary. 
STELA A 
The great cycle which Mr Goodman numbers 54 being omitted, the 
remainder of the initial series in which the attached numerals are of 
the usual form—dots and lines—is as follows: 9 cycles, 14 katuns, 19 
ahaus, 8 chuens, 0 days, to 12 Ahau 18 Cumhu. The symbol here 
interpreted Ahau is an unusual, inclosed face glyph. The two parts 
of the date are some distance apart, the Ahau at B3 and the Cumhu at 
Bs. After passing over several glyphs, we reach at C15 the symbol 
for 3 chuens, 0 days, and passing over twelve pair of glyphs reach 4 
Ahau 18 Muan. According to Mr Goodman, the first date is to he 
connected with the second by counting backward. Counting back 3 
chuens or 60 days from 12 Ahau 18 Cumbu will bring us to + Ahau 
18 Muan, but this omits from consideration a number of intermediate 
glyphs with attached numerals. If the reckoning be correct, it will 
prove that the face glyph at B3 is Ahau. 

STELA B 
The initial series on Stela B, like the preceding one, has ordinary 
numerals prefixed to the ti.ne period or order-of-units symbols, though 
the latter are face characters. This series is 54-9-15-0-0-0, or fifty- 
fourth great cycle (Goodman’s numbering), 9 cycles, 15 katuns, 0 
ahaus, 0 chuens, 0 days, to 4 Ahau 13 Yax. According to Good- 
man’s interpretation as applied to his scheme of the Mayan time sys- 
tem, the terminal date of the initial series of this inscription should 
be precisely 10 chuens or 200 days later in time than the terminal date 
of the initial series on Stela A; this, however, as will be shown far- 
ther on, does not prove to be so. 
STELA C 
As there are no other recognizable series on Stela B, we pass to 
Stela C. In regard to this inscription Mr Goodman appears to be 
in much doubt. His remarks are as follows: 
Nearly everything about this inscription appears to be wrong. The principal 
reckoning does not accord with the dates given. The initial date to the left is 6 
