DAY COLUMNS AND NUMERAL CHAEAOTEKS. 173 



THIED DIVISION. 



The lists of days on this plate, as given by Charency, agree with those 

 here given, only in the middle division. Those of the first and third divis- 

 ions, as given by him, are as foUov/s: 



FIRST DIVISION. THIRD DIVISION. 



Men. Cimi. 



Ahau. Ezanab. 



Oc. Eb. 



Men. Ik. 



Men. Cib. 



Some of the characters on this plate are of a form found here only. 

 The character for Oc in both divisions is unusual, an eye being inserted 



which throws back the broken line as shown in the annexed figure. 



The character for Chicchan in the first division is somewhat different 



from the usual form, as will be seen by the figure here given. I 



So far as the list in the first division is concerned, there can be no doubt 

 that the first and last characters represent Jfew. This would of itself require 

 an interval of five days between each two, if uniform tlu-oughout. 



Counting from Men to Ahau, we have an interval of five days; five 

 more gives us Chicchan, five more Oc, and five more Men, as it should be. 



Now turning to the third division of this plate, we find that the interval 

 between Cimi and Ezanab is twelve days; twelve more will give Oc. 

 twelve more Ik, and twelve more Ix, which makes the days and the order 



