222 MAYAN CALENDAR SYSTEMS [eth, ann. 22 



liaviiig the usual face characters replaced by full forms. The ej'cle 

 symbol (glyph 1) is composed of a human figure (the numeral) 

 and a liird apparently of the pari'ot species (the cycle); the katun 

 (glyph 2) of the human form (the numeral) and a bird of a rapacious 

 species (the katun); the ahau (glyph 3) of the human form (the 

 numeral) and a nondescript animal (the ahau) ; the chuen (glyph 4) of a 

 human form (the numeral) and a frog-like animal (the chuen); the 

 day (glyph 5) of two human forms, that to the right ■with the monkey- 

 like face turned backward (the day); the day of the date (glyph 6) 

 (presumably Ahau) of a, human form (the numeral) with a cartouch 

 inclosing another form (the Ahau); the month of the date (glyph 13, 

 plate Lxxvii) of a human form (the numeral) and a full-formed leaf- 

 nosed bat (the month). 



Goodman's interpretation of the series is as follows: 54—9-5-5-0-0, 

 4 Ahau 13 Zotz. The dots on the chin of the human face of the 

 cycle symbol (plate lxxvi, glyph 1) and other characteristics prob- 

 ably justify us in interpreting it as '.). The hand across the lower 

 jaw in the chuen symbol (jilate LXXVI, glyph 4) and 

 day symbol (plate Lxxvi, glyph 5) indicate full count 

 or naught (0). But Goodman's rendering 5 and 5 of the 

 number charactei's of the katun (plate LXXVI, glj'ph 2) 

 and ahau (plate lxxvi, glyph 3) symbols is question- 

 able, as the skeleton jaw denoting 10 is quite distinct 

 in the former and is not present in the latter. The 

 rendering is therefore inconsistent with Goodman's own 

 statements in regai'd to the characteristics of the face 

 Fig. 149. Type numerals, and must have been reached in some other 



of face numeral. 



way than by inspection of the glyphs. If the figures 

 with ahau .symbols on the head are face numerals, and this must be 

 admitted, then that of the katun (glyph 2) should be 15, and that of 

 the ahau (glyph 3) should be 5, if Maudslay's colored drawing is cor- 

 rect. However, it must be admitted that the drawing of the face 

 numeral prefixed to the katun symbol is very doubtful. In figure 

 14'. I is given a drawing of the head alone, made from Maudslay's plate 

 XLiv, which is the autotype of the same inscription. 



This inscription is the most interesting one in some resiiects that 

 has been found in Mayan ruins. Entii'e liodies, instead of conven- 

 tional heads, are given, and though thej" are to some extent gro- 

 tesque, j'et they seem to indicate the aboriginal idea of the origin of 

 these symbols. Maudslay's haj^py idea of distinguishing the prefixed 

 numerals from the i)eriod symbols (cycle, katun, etc.) by difference 

 in color brings out very clearly the forms and characteristics of the 

 latter symbols. The cycle and katun symbols are both rapacious 

 birds; the former owl-shaped, with a crest; the latter eagle-shaped, 

 with feathers hanging over the front of the head. The ahau symbol 

 is the skeleton form of a nondescript bird-like animal with a large 



