244 BUREAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY [bull. 57 



Next let us ascertain whether or not Altar 5 was associated with any- 

 other monument or building at Tikal, the date of which is fixed 

 unmistakably in the Long Comit. Says Mr. Teobert Maler, the dis- 

 coverer of this monument:^ "A little to the north, fronting the north 

 side of this second temple and very near it, is a masonry quadrangle 

 once, no doubt, containing small chambers and having an entrance 

 to the south. In the middle of this quadrangle stands Stela 16 in 

 all its glory, still unharmed, and in front of it, deeply luried in the 

 earth, we found Circular Altar 5, which was destined to become so 

 widely renowned." It is evident from the foregoing that the altar 

 we are considering here, called by Mr. Maler "Circular Altar 5," was 

 found in connection with another monument at Tikal, namely. 

 Stela 16. But the date on this latter monument has already been 

 deciphered as "6 Ahau 13 Muan ending Katim 14" (see pi. 21, D; 

 also p. 224), and this date, as wo have seen, corresponded to the 

 Initial Series 9.14.0.0.0 6 Ahau 13 Muan. 



Our next step is to ascertam whether or not any of the Initial- 

 series values determmed above as belonging to the date 1 Muluc 2 

 Kankin on Altar 5 are near the Initial Series 9.14.0.0.0 6 Ahau 13 

 Muan, wliich is the Initial-series date corresponding to the Period- 

 ending date on Stela 16. By comparing 9.14.0.0.0 ^\•ith the Initial- 

 series values of 1 Muluc 2 Kankin given above the student will fuid 

 that the fifth value, 9.13.19.16.9, corresponds with a date 1 Muluc 2 

 Kankin, which was only 31 days (1 uinal and 11 kins) earlier than 

 9.14.0.0.0 6 Ahau 13 Muan. Consequently it may be concluded that 

 9.13.19.16.9 was the particular day 1 Muluc 2 Kankin which the 

 ancient scribes had in mind when they engraved this text. From 

 this known Initial-series value the Initial-series values of the other 

 dates on Altar 5 may be obtained by calculation. The texts on Altar 

 5 and Stela 16 are given below to show their close connection: 



Altar 5 



9.12.19.12. 9 1 Muluc 2 Muan glyphs 1 and 2 



11.11.18 glypl^s 8 and 9 



9.13.11.6.7 13ManikOXul glyphs 10 and 11 



8. 9.19 glyp^is 22 and 23 



9.13.19.16. 6 11 Cimi 19 Mac glyphs 24 and 25 



(3) undeclared 



9.13.19.16. 9 1 Muluc 2 Kankin glyphs 27 and 28 



(1.11) (Time between the two monuments, 31 days. ) 



Stela 16 

 9.14.0.0.0 6 Ahau 13 Muan A1-A4 



» Maler, 1911: No. 1, p. 40. 



