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MAYA^ CALENDAR SYSTEMS 



[ETH. ANN. 22 



Fig. 137. Face nu 

 meral for 14, 



yet luideteriniiied in <mr iiive-stigatioii; it is r of our flgui-e 131. The 

 day of the luontli and the nioiitli (S Zotz) are distinct and easily recog- 

 nized, tlie iiuniV)er lieing of the usual fornj. In regard to the elmen 

 and daj' symbols, all we can say is that the hand across 

 the face which appears to indicate full count (IS and 

 20) or naught (0) is seen in each of the attached 

 glyphs. As.suniing this to be correct, it follows that 

 the date S Aliau 8 Zotz must be the first day of a oth 

 ahau. 



Turning in (Toodraan's Archaic Chronological Cal- 

 endar to tlie Oth cycle of the 53d great cycle, we find that 8 Ahau 8 

 Zotz is not the Ijeginning of any otli Ahau in this cycle nor in the Oth 

 cycle of the 55tli great cycle, but is the begin- 

 ning of the 5th ahau of tlie 16th katun in the 

 9th cycle of the 5-tth great cycle. Even omit- 

 ting the number of the day Aliau we can reach 

 the same result from the data given, and that 

 result only. The evidence therefore appears 

 to be sufficient. This gives one example of the 

 face character for l(j (see figure 139 li). As to 

 the value and relial)ility of (xoodinan's tables 

 in the respect noticed I 

 sunie them to be i-elial)le 



Fig. 13.S. Face numerals 

 for ].■). 



Fit;. UJ!). Face numerals for Ifi. 



will speak hereafter ; at present I as- 

 , and I may state here that they may be 

 acceptetl, so far as our present 

 tests are concerned, as correct 

 in regard to the relation of 

 the several time periods up 

 TZy^^ ^^^^^ )7Tf< ^^^ to and including the cj'cle — 



1- I A-. L_— _2_L— ^-' l S — without, however, accepting 



his theory in regard to the 

 great cycle or the number of 



cycles forming one of these great periods. 



We must therefore accept as determined witli reasonable certainty 



the value of the following face 



numerals: that on Stela J 0^/~)i O 



(gly]»li 1, ]\raudslay's plate 



xi.vi, our plate Lxxiv) pre- 



fi.xed to the cycle glyph, in- 

 terpreted 9; that (glyph 3) 



affixed to the katun glyph. 



interpreted Hi; that (glyph 5) 



prefixed to the ahau glyph, 



interi)reted 5; those (glyphs 7 and 9) prefixed to the cliuen and day 



glyphs, interpreted full count or naught; and that (glyph 11) prefi.ved 



to the day of the terminal date (Ahau, in this instance), interpreted 8. 



One distinguishing characteristic of the svmbol for 9 is the circle of 



Flii. 1+n. Face numerals for 17 



