THOMAS] NUMBERS IN THE MEXICAN CODICES 935 
The days as represented in the codices when placed in regular succes- 
sion are as shown in table 1. 
TABLE | 
1 Cipactli. 11 Ozomatli. 
2 Ehecatl). 12 Malinalli. 
3 Calli. 13 Acatl. 
4 Cuetzpallin. 14 Ocelotl. 
5 Coatl. 15 Quauhtli. 
6 Miquiztli. 16 Cozcaquauhtli. 
7 Mazatl. 17 Olin. 
8 Tochtli. 18 Tecpatl. 
9 Atl. 19 Quiahiutl. 
10 Itzecuintli. 20 Xochitl. 
In attempting to form a condensed calendar for the Mexican system 
difficulties are met with which do not arise in forming one for the 
Mayan system. There can be no question that the year-bearers or 
dominical days were Tochtli, the rabbit; Acatl, the reed; Tecpatl, the 
flint or flint knife, and Calli, the house; but were these the first days 
of the years? Gemelli Carreri' says that the year Tochtli began with 
the day Cipactli, Acatl with Miquiztli, Tecpatl with Ozomatli, and 
Calli with Cozeaquauhtli, in which he is supported by Clavigero,? 
while Boturini and Veytia declare that they began with the dominical 
days. As the latter method appears to be the natural one, and is that 
adopted by Miss Nuttall* after a somewhat careful examination of the 
subject, I shall follow it. My condensed calendar will therefore be 
as shown in table 2. 

1Churchill’s Voyages, vol. Iv, p. 492. 
* Hist. Mexico, Cullen’s Transl., yol. 1, p. 292. 
3 Notes on the Ancient Mexican Calendar System, p. 5. 
