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calabash full of this mixture was placed with the calabashes of the 

 tuyun inslian, while the rest, in a large calabash,- the fowls' claws 

 standing upright in it, was placed upon the altar, together with the 

 dismembered birds wrapped in a clean cotton cloth. The priest 

 next removed some halclie from the jar and filled a calabash, which 

 he placed upon the altar, as he did so murmuring these prayers: 



Ea, in cichpan colel kanleoox, yetel bacan tech in cichkelem tat yum San Isidro, 

 ah kolkal, yetel bacan tech yum kankin, culucbalech ti likin, yetel bacan in chant- 

 tupchaac, culucbal chumuc caan, ti likin, yetel bacan yum canchaacoob; kin kubic 

 yetel bacan ahooil atepalo chumuc caan, yetel bacan tech in cichkelem tata ahcanan 

 kakabool, yetel bacan tech in cichkelem tata Cakaal Uxmal, yetel bacan tech in 

 cichpan colel Santa Clara, yetel bacan tech in cichkelem tata yum xualakinik, 

 yetel bacan tech in cichpan colel Xhelik, yetel bacan tech in cichkelem tatayum 

 Santo Lorenzo, yetel bacan tech in cichpan colel Guadelupe, yetel bacan tech tun 

 yum Mosonikoob, meyahnaheex ichil cool kat tocah. Cin kubic bacan letie Santo 

 Gracia, utial a nahmateex, yetel bacan tech u nohchi Santo uai yokol cab halibe 

 in yumen sates ten in cipil. Minan a tzul pachkeech letie Santo Pishan, Ooki in 

 mentic letie Santo Promicia. 



Translation 



Now my beautiful lady of the yellow-leaf breadnut, as well as you, my handsome 

 father San Isidro, tiller of the earth; as well as you, lord sun, who art seated at the 

 east; as well as you, Chanttupchaac, who art seated in the middle of the heavens, 

 in the east; as well as you, Yumcanchaacoob : I deliver to you, with the majestic 

 servants in the middle of the heavens. As well as you, my handsome father, Ahca- 

 nankakabool; as well as you, my handsome father Cakaal Uxmaal; as well as you, my 

 beautiful lady Santa Clara; as well as you, my handsome father Xualakinik; as well 

 as you, my beautiful lady Xhelik; as well as you, my handsome father San Lorenzo; 

 as well as you, my beautiful lady of Guadelupe; as well as you, Lord Mosonicoob, 

 that blows within the milpa when it is burnt. I deliver then to you this Holy Grace, 

 that you may taste it, and because you are the greatest Santos on earth. That is all 

 my master. Pardon my sins; you have not to follow the holy souls, because I have 

 made this holy offering. 



Cin Kubic ti nah tatail, ti u cahil San Roque, u cahil Patchacan, ti Chan Sapote. 



Translation 



I offer you, great father, for your town of San Roque, your town of Patchacan, and 

 Chan Sapote. 



The assistant then brought up some burning incense (pom) on a 

 piece of plantain bark, which the priest took, and after waving it about 

 for a short time placed it upon the altar, after which he dipped out a 

 small portion of halclie and scattered it in three directions, murmur- 

 ing wliile doing so the following prayer: 



Noh Nah ti Uxmal, ti atepaloob Ixcabach Chen Mani, ti Xpanterashan, Chacanchi, 

 Chacantoc, ti Xnocachan, Xcunya, Yaxutzub, Yaxaban, ti atepaloob. 



Translation 



Great house of Uxmal, of the majestic Ixcabach, Chen Mani, of Xpanterashan, 

 Chacanchi, Chacantoc, of Xnocachan Xcunya, Yaxatzub Yaxaban gf the majestic 

 ones. 



