THOMAS] THE SUCCESSION 13, 9, 5, 1, 10, ETC. 273 



contains it, and Perez recognizes it by his (erroneous) reference on 

 the same page as the passage quoted, the "second" intercalary day. 

 I called special attention to this important word in my "Study of the 

 Manuscript Troano," page 55. 



Now, it is certain that the unknown author of this passage was 

 somewhat familiar with the Maya time system, otherwise he could 

 not have hit upon this order of numbers which is found in at least 

 three different relations in the s.ystem; and it is also certain that his 

 reference is to true Maj-an years (as is shown bj' the reference to the 

 uayeb haab, or five intercalated daj's), and can not be made to apply 

 to Goodman's ahaus. 



As the term "years" in the passage quoted can have no other pos- 

 sible meaning than that of 365 days, the question arises, what is 

 meant b,y the term "katun" as therein used? That it could not be 

 Goodman's katun of 7,200 days, or 20 ahaus of 360 days each (which 

 Seler also claims to have discovered) , is evident. Although we may not 

 be able to demonstrate what is meant by the term in this connection, 

 we can shoM" where and how this order of succession occurs, using tlie 

 last of the intercalated days. As the number of the day with which 

 the year ends is the same as that with which it begins, the order will 

 be precisely the same as that in which the years are numbei'ed. If 

 tlie calendar of the inscriptions and the Dresden codex is used, whose 

 dominical days are Akbal, Lamat, Ben, and Ezanab, the terminal days 

 will be Manik, Eb, Caban, and Ik, and their numbers in the successive 

 years will be as shown in the following table, which extends through 

 the cycle of 52 years, after and before which the same series will be 

 repeated : 



Manik Eb Caban Ik 



10 ■ 11 12 13 



Beginning at the bottom and running up the right-hand column, we 

 find preciselj- the order of succession given in the quotation, to wit, 

 1-3, 9, 5, 1, 10, 6, etc. Preeiselj' the same order will be found by run- 

 ning up either of the other columns. Each step, it is true, covers four 

 years, but it forms a basis for easj' and ready counting; moreover, 

 the quotation says, "returns at the end of certain years." It does 



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