THOMAS] NAMES OF THE DAYS 207 

| Quiche- 

Maya | Tzental | Cakchiquel Zapotec | Nahuatl 
Cib. Chabin. | Ahmak. Loo. | Cozeaquauhtli. 
Caban. Chic. | Noh. Xoo. Olin. 
Edznab. | Chinax. Tihax. Gopaa. | Teepatl. 
Canac. Cahogh. Caoc. Appe. Quiahuitl. 
Ahau. | Aghual. Hunahpu. Lao. Xochitl. 

THE FIRST DAY 
Maya, imix (or ymix) ; Tzental, imox or mox ; Quiche-Cakchiquel, imox or moxrin ; Zapo- 
tec, chilla or chiylla; Nahuatl, cipactli. 
The symbol of this day, which is quite uniform in the day series of 
the codices, is shown in plate Lx1y,1.! In this the essential features 
appear to be the black spot at the top, the semicircle of dots around it, 
and the short perpendicular lines in the lower half. The form on the 
right slab of the ‘Palenque tablet,” and also in the Lorillard City 
inscription, copied by Charney, is given in plate Lxtv, 2. The only 
particular in which this differs from the other is that the little circle at 
the top is crosshatched. The form shown in LXTv, 3,is found in the 
Tikal inscription; it shows also the crosshatching in the little circle at 
the top. This character, however, when combined with other glyphs, 
and when used otherwise than as a day symbol, sometimes varies from 
the types given. For example, in the symbol of the month Mac itis as 
shown in plate LxIv, 4. In this a minute, divided oblong, takes the 
place of the dark spot at the top, and a double curved line accompanies 
the circle of dots. Another form is shown in plate Lxrv, 5. The only 
variation in this from the usual type is the introduetion of two or three 
minute circles in the curved line of dots and the divided oblong. Dr 
Seler is inclined to believe that these are essential variants from the 
true imix symbol; nevertheless, as m is the chief consonant element 
both in imix, or mox aud mac, there appears to be a relation between 
the form of the glyphs and their phonetic value. 
Drs Seler and Schellhas believe im to be the radical of imix and imoz, 
which are dialectal variations of the same word. Dr Brinton, however, 
basing his opinion on the fact that mox and mowin are used sometimes 
as equivalents, decides that the radical syllable is m-x. In this heis 
probably correct, and if so, this furnishes additional evidence of the 
close relation between form and sound, as in one case m-w are the chief 
phonetic elements and in the other m-c. It is probable that Drs Schell- 
has and Seler were led to their conclusion by the fact that the symbol 
bears a close resemblance to the conventional form of the female breast, 
which in Maya is im. This, which was perhaps the origin of the sym- 
bol, was probably selected simply because m is its only prominent ele- 

1The plates are designated by Roman numerals, and the figures by the Arabie numbers 1, 2, 3, etc. 
Hence LXIV, 1, signifies tigure 1 of plate LXIv; LXIV, 2, tigure 2 of plate LXIV, etc. 
