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apparent from what lias been sliowii in this paper, is not entirely sat- 

 isfactory. If the count he backward from 1 Eb 5 Yaxkin, the appar- 

 ent date of the inscription, we I'each, as the l)e.s);inning day of the 

 series, 4 Ahau 13 Cumhu, which is the initial day of Goodman's 11th 

 great c}"ele; but it must be remembered that 4 Ahau lo Cumhu will 

 appear again and again, in fact liundreds of times, and at much more 

 recent dates than this immense stretch of more than 224,500 years. 

 Moreover, it is proper to Ijear in mind tlie fact that Goodman's list 

 of 73 great cycles covers the list of ahaus or 3G0-dajr periods com- 

 mencing with 4 Ahau; hence any date having 4 Ahau will be found 

 somewhere in it. 



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Although the following tables are given in my previous i^aper, it is 

 thought best to reinsert them on the following pages (303, 304) for 

 the convenience of readers disposed to test the calculations made in 

 this paper. 



