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after 20 or 40 days, while, on the other hand, the days 7, 0, 14, and 17 

 are missing. Now let us see how the groups consisting each of a 

 picture and six glyphs (of which the first two are always the same) 

 agree with the days found by calculation. 



1. Ezanab, tK We find here an actual serpent god (H or I) hold- 

 ing a serjjent in its hand, and in the third and fourth glyphs, with 

 slight variations, the symbols of the other serpent god belonging to 

 the day Chicchan. h. The deity as an ear ornament distinctly wears 

 the sign ezanab. Here everything corresponds. 



2. Ik, .2. This is the actual god B. His sign is also in the fourth 

 glyph. If the object held in his hand is intended for a bird, it would 

 be a symbol of wind. This also agrees. 



3. Cimi, i. We expect to find the god A here, but we find another, 

 probably N. Unfortunately the destruction of the glyph has ren- 

 dered a critical examination difficult. We can not, therefore, prove 

 an agreement. 



4. Manik, k. Here we plainly have one of the forms of god F, but 

 the difficulty of arriving at a decision in reference to this god, as well 

 as the obliteration of the glyphs, prevents us from definitely placing 

 this group among those which show a satisfactory agreement. 



5. Chuen, o. The picture of god C, as well as his glyph, accords 

 admirably with my view. 



6. Ben, q. Here, it is true, one of the common Ben-Ik signs is 

 found among the glyphs, but below it is again the deity B. We must 

 here defer a final decision. 



7. Men, s. This is a sign which belongs to the sought-for Moan, 

 but the picture is probably another form of god F, with the nose peg 

 of the sun god G. It is true the Moan is connected with the position 

 of the sun, but that is not sufficient to constitute a positive agreement 

 here. 



8. Cauac, w. The sought-for tortoise does not occur here, unless we 

 are inclined to consider the object which the god holds in his hand as 

 such. Among the glyphs the two central ones Avhich belong to the 

 serpent god H are noticeable, and they agree tolerably well with the 

 rainy season and thunderstorms. A proof of positive correspondence, 

 however, does not appear. 



9. Imix, y. The deity is feminine, as is appropriate to this day. 

 This is shown by the tresses displayed before the third and fifth 

 glyphs. But she appears to be one of the forms of god F, which is 

 indicated by the death sign on her cheek. I do not venture to explain 

 Avhat she holds in hei- hand or the serpent on her head. The matter, 

 therefore, remains undecided. 



10. Akbal, aa. The black god L, as weJl as the traces still left of 

 the third glyph, correspond to the idea of darkness conjectured here. 



