NUMERAL VALUE OE THE DAT SYMBOLS. 



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KAN— The Day Sign for 8. 



I have explained my view of this symbol in the introductory remarks to this section. 

 It is, that the character simply implies 4x'2 = 8. Kan is used frequently in the codices 

 as a numeral, generally joined to Ymix, making 13, and multiplied by the dotted 

 reversed curves or other signs for 20 that invariably overtop them, thus constituting a 

 260-day sign. 



CHICCHAN.-The Day Sign for 9. 



This is undoubtedly a serpent or dragon symbol, as implied by its name and the 

 frequent appearance of the character in the second glyph on the body of the feathered 

 serpent. The significant feature is the cross-hatching, which is characteristic of many 

 other signs for 9. 



ClffiL— The Day Sign for 10. IW^T 



The death's-head is invariably a sign for 10. A variant, found among the day 

 symbols of the codices, is given, as it is used to indicate 10 throughout the inscriptions. 



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