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merical and noncalendric signs. In part at least they show the 

 name glyphs of the gods above which they occur, and it seems not 

 imlikely that the remaining glyphs may refer to the actions of the 

 deities who are portrayed; that is, to the ceremonies in which they 

 are engaged. More extended researches along this line, however, 

 must be made before tliis question can be answered. 



The next tonalamatl to be examined is that shown in the lower 

 division of plate 27, Dresden 12c. At first sight this would appear 

 to be another tonalamatl of five divisions, like the preceding one, 

 but a closer examination reveals the fact that the last day sign in 

 the column of day signs is like the first, and that consequently there 

 are only four different signs denoting four divisions. The last, or 

 fifth sign, like the last red number to which it corresponds, merely 

 indicates that after the 260th day the tonalamatl reenters itself and 

 commences anew. 



Prefixing the first red number, 13, to the first day sign, Chuen (see 

 fig. 17, p, q), according to rule 1 (p. 252), the beginning day of the 

 tonalamatl will be found to be 13 Chuen. Adding to this the first 

 black number, 26, according to rules 2 and 3 (p. 253), the beginning 

 day of the next subdivision will be found to be 13 Caban. Since this 

 day begins only a subdivision of the tonalamatl, however, its name 

 part Caban is omitted, and merely the coefficient 13 recorded. Com- 

 mencing with the day 13 Caban and adding to it the next black 

 number in the text, again 26, according to rules 2 and 3 (p. 253), the 

 beginning day of the next subdivision will be found to be 13 Akbal, 

 represented by its coefficient 13 only. Adding the last black number 

 in the text, 13, to 13 Akbal, according to the rules just mentioned, 

 the beginning day of the next part of the tonalamatl will be found to 

 be 13 Cib. And since the black 13 which gave this new day is the 

 last black number in the text, the new day 13 Cib will be the begin- 

 ning day of the next or second division of the tonalamatl, and it will 

 be recorded as the second sign in the column of day signs. Compare 

 the second day sign in the column of day signs with figure 17, v, w. 



Following the above rules, the student will have no difficulty in 

 working out the beginning days of the remaining divisions and sub- 

 divisions of this tonalamatl. These are given below, though the 

 student is urged to work them out independently, using the follow- 

 ing outline simply as a check on his work. Adding the last black 

 number, 13, to the beginning day of the last subdivision of the last 

 division, 13 Eznab, will bring the count back to the day 13 Chuen 

 witli which the tonalamatl began: 



