46 CALENDAR OF THE DRESDEN CODEX. Enology 



3 Kan, the twelftli day of Clieu (the date over the third columu of plate 

 •48) is reached; and 8 days more terminate with 11 Eb, the twentieth 

 day of Chen, which is the date over the fourth column of plate 48. 



The method of reckoning having been set forth in the preceding 

 paragraphs, the further count may now be indicated more briefly. 



Starting with the last mentioned date, 11 months and 16 days extend 

 to 13 Lamat, the eleventh day of Zip, the date over the first column of 

 l>Iate 49. This count passes from a Ben year to an Ezanab year, includ- 

 ing the five intercalary days. It is needful also to note the order and 

 number of the years in passing, as this is a very important part of the 

 Maya calendar. By looking back over the list of days, and noting the 

 first day of the month Pop in the different years, the names and num- 

 bers of the years are found. Beginning with 9 Lamat, the year contain- 

 ing 2 Ymix, the first day of our series, 10 Ben follows, next 11 Ezanab, 

 then 12 Akbal, 13 Lamat, 1 Ben, and 2 Ezanab, the year now reached. 



Counting forward 4 months and 10 days from 13 Lamat, 12 Ezanab, 

 the first day of Mol is reached, the date over the second column of 

 plate 49. Then 12 months and 10 days extend to 2 Lamat, the sixth 

 day of Uo, in the year 3 Akbal; and eight days more reach 10 Gib, the 

 fourteenth day of Uo, the date over the fourth column of plate 49. 

 Eleven months and 16 days more reach 12 Eb, the tenth day of Kan- 

 kin, the date over the first column of plate 50; and 4 months and 10 

 days more end with 11 Ik, the twentieth day of Oumhu. Counting now 

 12 months and 10 days (including the five intercalary days), 1 Eb, the 

 fifth day of the month Mac, in the year 4 Lamat is reached ; and eight 

 days more carry the count to 9 Ahau, the thirteenth day of Mac, the 

 date over the fourth column of plate 50. 



This is the end of the series formed by the top line of days of the col- 

 umns on plates 46-50, reading from left to right, and taking the plates in 

 the order of numbering. This line, and the order in which the dates 

 have been taken, is shown in table 1 (page 18). 



That it is necessary to count the five intercalary days at the end of 

 each year is rendered evident by the following facts: 



1. The dates given on the plates can not be assigned to any year- 

 series in which all the years commence with a given day, which must 

 necessarily be the case if but 300 days are counted to a year. As 

 evidence of this, it is only necessary to call attention again to the fact 

 that Gib is the fourth day of the month only in the years beginning 

 with the day Ben; while Ahau (first column, plate 47) is the third day 

 of the mouth only in years commencing with the day Ezanab, and is 

 the eighteenth day (third column, plate 47) only in years beginning with 

 the day Akbal; while Kan is the seventeenth day (first column, plate 

 48) only in years beginning with the day Lamat. 



2. As has been shown by the list of days, the dates given can be 

 reached (using the counters on the j)lates) only by adding the five sup- 

 plemental days at the end of each year. 



