THOMAS] ASSIGNMENT OF YEARS TO THE CAEDINAL POINTS. 69 



days of the year. Kan at the east, Muluc at the north, Gix of Hix at the 

 west, and Caiiac at the south, to be counted in the same order."^ 



The statement of Cogulludo, which agrees substantially with this, is as 

 follows: " They fixed the first year at the east, to which they gave the name 

 Cuch-haab; the second at the west, atid called it Hiix; the third at i\iQ south, 

 named Cauac, and the fourth, Muluc, at the norths 



Turning now to Landa's work (Relac. des Cosas, §§ XXXIV). we are 

 somewhat surprised to find the following language: "The first of these 

 dominical letters is Kan. The year having this character was the first, and 

 had for its sign the Bacah, the other names of which were Hohnil, Kanal- 

 Bacab, Kan-jmuah-fun, Kan-xih-chac. They placed this on the south side. 

 The second letter is 3Iuluc, which is placed on the eastern side, and this year 

 has for its sign the Bacah, which is called Canzienal, Chacal-Bacab, Chac- 

 pauah-tun, Chac-xib-chac. The third of these letters is Yx. The sign during 

 this year was the Bacab named Zac-zini, Zacal-Bacab, Zac-pauah-tun, Zac-xib- 

 chac, and it signified the northern side. The fourth letter is Cauac ; the sign 

 of this year is the Bacab called Hozan-eh, Ekel-Bacab, Ek-pauah-tun, Ek- 

 xib-chac, which is assigned to the western side."" 



This, as we see, places Kan at the south, Muluc at the east, Ix at the 

 north, and Cauac at the west, confiicting directly with the statements made 

 by Cogulludo and Perez. If we turn now to the descriptions of the four 

 feasts as given by Landa, and heretofore quoted, I think we shall find an 

 explanation of this difference. From his account of the feast at the com- 

 mencement of the Kan year (the intercalated days of the Cauac year), we 

 learn that first they made an idol called Kan-u-uayeyab, which they bore to 

 the heap of stones on the south side of the village; nexttliey made a statue 

 of the god Bolon-Zacab, which they placed in the house of the elected chief, 



' "Estoa iudios piiitav,in una rueda pequena, eu la cual poniau los cuatro geroglificos do los dias 

 con que principiava el auo, Kan al orieute, Muluc al uortc, H!x al ponieute, y Cauac al sur, para que se 

 coutasen en el mismo ordeu." (Crouologia Antigua, ^ VJI.) 



- " La primera jjucs de las letras douiinicales es Kuii. El afio que esta letra servia era cl aguero 

 del Bacab que por otros nonibres llaman Hobiii!, Ka/ial Bacab, Kan-pauah-tun , Ean-xibchac. A es(e sena- 

 lavau'a la parte de medio dia. La segunda letra es Muluc senalavanle al oriente, su alio era aguero el 

 Bacab que llamau Camienal, Chacal Bacab, Chac-pauah-lun, Cliac-jih-chac. La fcrcera letra es Tx. Su aiio 

 era aguero el Bacab que llaraan Zaczini-zacal- Bacab, Zac-pauahtun, Zac-xibchac, seDalavaule a la parte del 

 uorte. La quatra letra vs Cauac; suano era aguero el Bacab que llaman Bozanek, Ekel-Bacab, Ekpauah- 

 tun, Ek-xib-chac ; a este senalavan a la parte del poniente." 



