TiioMAs.i INTERPRETATION OF CHARACTERS. 155 



As heretofore stated, I have conduded that Fig. 85 signifies liJcin, 

 "east," "eastward," "at or toward the east"; Hterally "the rising sun." 

 If tliis is correct, then, as before intimated, the lower character with the 

 alar appendage must represent the latter syllable kin, "sun" or "day" ; 

 and the upper, the first, li, derived from likil, "to arise," "to be lifted up 

 or elevated." 



Turning to Plate XX* we see in the third division the figures of four 

 females, each apparently engaged in sprinkling water on a child in front of 

 her (Fig. >-6). Above them are two rows of characters, apparently grouped 

 by fours (counting each compound chai-acter as one), two of the upper and 

 two of the lower line to each female figure. In the first group to the left 

 is the character I have heretofore interpreted as signifying west; immedi- 

 ately to the riglit of it, in the same group, is this character (Fig. 87). In 

 the second group is the character heretofore interpreted as signi- 

 fying north, but with an arm-like appendage ; immediately below 

 it, in the same group, is the character shown inFig. 87; the third 

 group has the character for east and this also; and the fourth or ^'g- ^7. 

 last group to the right the same character (Fig. 87), and that heretofore 

 interpreted as denoting south. 



As we find the same character in Fig. 87 as in Fig. 85, we may assume 

 it stands for the same sound, li, and accepting Brasseur's interpretation of 

 the lower left-hand character as signifying Aa or haa, "water," and the added 

 character to the right as Landa's i, we have li-hai or lila-i, "to sprinkle the 

 child witli watei-," lila meaning "to sprinkle with water," and i child. As 

 lil signifies "to shake," "to toss," &c., a better rendering may be haa-lil i, 

 " the water shake (or dash) on the child." 



Commencing with the left-hand group and taking the four characters 

 in the order heretofore adopted, the upper two from left to right and then 

 the lower two in the same way, and taking the groups from left to right, I 

 obtain the following result: 



First group: "Toward the west; .sprinkle water on the child ; ( ?); 



tortillas." 



Second group: "Toward the north; ( 1); sprinkle water on the 



child; ( "?)." 



