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SECONDARY SERIES OF QUIRIGtTA INSCRIPTIONS 



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For the purpose of determiniuu; the third minor series given in the 

 inscription as 1-1-18-15, followed by 11 Imix lit Muan, we will count 

 from the initial date of the inscription, placing side by side the series 

 as given in the inscription and as cori'ected. 



As given 



Initial 9-14-12-4-17 



Second 6-13-8 



Third 1-6-14 



Fourth __ 1-1-18-15 



Fifth 8-19^ 



9-16-11-6-1?, 



As corrected 

 9-14-13-4-17 

 6-13-3 

 6-14-6 



8-4-19 

 9-15-15-1-5 



If we subtract 9-15-15-1-5, the sum of the right column (omitting 

 the 4th series), from 9-17-0-0-0, or, omitting the cycles, 15-15-1-5 

 from 17-0-0-0 (17 katuns), the remainder is 1-4-1 (j-15, or 1 katun 4 



Fig. 15*>. Part of inscription on the west side of Stela E. Quirigua. llaudslay, part 12, 



plate XXXI. 



ahaus 10 chuens and 15 dajs. This, if the preceding corrections are 

 justified, should be the 4th series, and should connect (counting for- 

 ward) the dates 6 Cimi 4 Tzec and 11 Imix 19 Muan, and calculation 

 shows that it does. The 4th series should therefore be 1-4-16-15, or 

 8,975 days. 



It will be seen from our examination of this inscription that some 

 correction has been made in the 1st, 3rd, and 4th series, and that the 

 daj^ and chuen numbers have been reversed in the 5tli. It must be 

 admitted that this does not present a verj^ favorable showing for the 

 theory, yet I am convinced that the corrections in this instance are 



