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Table IX. 



but simply because I find the evidence pointing- in this direction, and also 

 that it is next to impossible to advance farther without having some theory. 

 From what has been shown it is apparent that the 

 interpretation I have given is a possible one, the chief 

 objections to which are, first, the large number of dates 

 in the Manuscript that this plan would give us, which, 

 according to a rough calculation I have made, would 

 amount to something like ten thousand; second, the ex- 

 tent of time these dates must necessarily cover, which 

 cannot be less than one great cycle of 312 years. 



The Dresden Codex, which is evidently similar in 

 character to the Manuscript Troano, presents, if possi- 

 ble, still greater difficulties to the settlement of this ques- 

 tion, as here we find the black numeral for I'J frequently 

 connected directly with the red ones. But so far as I 

 have examined dates of this kind they do not appear to 

 be necessarily associated with the day characters on the 

 same page. In this codex the dates are also much more 

 numerous than in the Tro. Ms., a number of pages being 

 filled almost exclusively with numerals and day charac- 

 ters. Month characters are also introduced ; hence it is 

 probable the day of the month is often given. 



On page II (Tro. Ms.), in the left column, middle 

 division (see fig. 99), the days (counting from the top 

 downwards) are Manik, Cauac,^ Chuen, Akbal, Men, 

 the red numeral over the column 1. In the space are three black nume- 

 rals 6, 11, and 9, also two red ones 10 and 3. Using the red 1 and the 

 black 6, as heretofore, we find the years to be as follows: 



1 Mamk. 1 Caiiac. 1 Chucu. 1 Akbal 1 Men. ' 



Years .... 10 Cauac. 5 Cauac. 6 Cauac. 1 Caiiac. 2 Cauac. 



Years.... 2 Kan. 3 Kau. 11 Kan. 12 Kan. 7 Kan. 



Years. ... 13 Muliic. 8 Miiluc.- 3 Muluc. 4 Miiluc. 12 Muluc. 



Years.... 5 Ix. 13 Ix. 1 Ix. 9 Ix. 4 Ix. 



The period is found to be continuous, and is surrounded on the annexed 

 table (No. IX) by a continuous dark line. I n this case it commences with 



■ Cauac is represented bore by an unusual cbaracter. 



