30 THE ARCHAIC MAYA INSCRIPTIONS. 



multiplied by 13, but is arrived at by various ways — the 65 repeated four times and 

 the 52 five times, of which so many examples are given in the codices, both undoubtedly 

 leading up to it. The specific examples mentioned are as follows : — 



[From ilie Perez Almanac] 



3 Cliicchan— 65— 3 Oc— 65— 3 Men— 65— 3 Ahau— 65=260 



20 20 20 20 



10 Cliicchan— 65— 10 Oc— 65— 10 Men— 65— 10 Ahau— 65=260 



20 20 20 20 



4 Cliicchan— 65— 4 Oc— 65— 4 Men— 65— 4 Ahau— 65=260 



20 20 20 20 



11 Chicchan— 65— 11 Oc— 65— 11 Men— 65-11 Ahau— 65 = 260 



5 5 5 5 



65 65 65 65 =260 



[From the Codex Cortesianus.] 



9 Kan— 65— 9 Muluc— 65— 9 Ix— 65— 9 Cauac— 65=260 

 14 14 14 14 



10 Kan— 65— 10 Muluc— 65— 10 Ix— 65— 10 Cauac— 65 = 260 

 20 20 20 20 



4 Kan— 65— 4 Muluc— 65— 4Ix— 65— 4 Cauac— 65 = 260 

 20 20 20 20 



11 Kan— 65— 11 Muluc— 65— 11 Ix— 65— 11 Cauac— 65 = 260 

 11 11 11 11 



65 65 65 65 =260 



[From the Manuscript Troano.] 



5 Cauac— 65— 5 Kan— 65— 5 Muluc— 65— 5 Ix— 65 = 260 



20 20 20 20 



12 Cauac— 65— 12 Kan— 65— 12 Muluc— 65— 12 Ix— 65 = 260 



20 20 20 20 



6 Cauac— 65— 6 Kan— 65— 6 Muluc— 65— 6 Ix— 65=260 



20 20 20 20 



13 Cauac— 65— 13 Kan— 65— 13 Muluc— 65— 13 Ix— 65 = 260 



5 5 5 5 



65 65 65 65 =260 



This 260-day period does not properly come under the head of either the 

 chronological or annual calendar, and yet it pertains to both. It is the mediator 

 between them, reconciling the year and ahau counts and bringing them into accord at 

 stated intervals. I confess tbat the necessity for it, in this respect, is not apparent to 

 me, since all the purposes it seems to serve could be as readily fulfilled by a direct use 



