THE CHRONOLOGICAL CALENDAR. 



27 



PERIODS. 



DAYS. 



YEARS. 



CALENDARS. 



949 chuens 



1S.980 



246,740 



341,640 



6,832,S00 



136,656,000 



52 



676 



936 



18,720 



374,400 



1 

 13 



18 



360 



7,200 



949 burners 



949 ahaus 



9 19 katnns 



949 cycles 





It will be seen from the tables that the cycle and great cycle periods could round 

 themselves out in harmony with the law governing all the rest of the scheme only at 

 the expiration of the grand era. If the Mayas were consistent simply — if they did not 

 capriciously spoil a plan which their preliminary work outlined to perfection — then 

 the grand era must have been the crowning period of their scheme. It was the only 

 period there could possibly be of which every element of both calendars would be an 

 even divisor. Thus it comprised exactly : — 



20 



grand katun rounds. 



73 



great cycles. 



260 



minor katun rounds 



400 



grand akau rounds. 



949 cycles. 



1,460 



13-katun periods. 



5,200 



minor aliau rounds. 



7,200 calendar rounds. 



18,980 katuns. 



29,200 



13-ahau periods. 



93,600 lusters. 



374,400 



years. 



379,600 



ahaus. 



525,600 burners. 



6,832,800 



months and chuens. 



22,776,000 



weeks. 



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