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MAYA AND MEXICAN MANUSCRIPTS. 



There is still another and somewhat probable supposition in regard to 

 the object of this division of the days of the month into groups of live, 

 which will obviate one objection to the explanation given in my former 

 work, viz, the very large number of dates given in the Manuscript 

 Troauo on the supposition that there are four years to each numeral 

 connected with the day columns. It is possible that the days of one 

 group indicate the year intended; that is, whether it is a Cauac, Kan, 

 Muluc, or Ix year. 



For example, column No. 4 (Table IV), or some other one of the four, 

 may relate to Kan years ; No. 1 to Muluc years ; No. 2 to Ix years, and 

 No. 3 to Cauac years. Assuming this to be correct, then the example 

 heretofore given, where the days named are 1 Cib, 1 Ahau, 1 Kan, 1 

 Lamat, and 1 Eh, aud the mouth the first (Pop), would indicate only the 

 years 7 Muluc, 3 Muluc, 12 Muluc, 8 Muluc, and 11 Muluc. These would 

 all come in Ahau No. VI, as before, but would indicate that the fes- 

 tival, or whatever they referred to, occurred but once every four years, 



