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intervening glyphs. Eight more unintelligible glyphs occur, and then a reckoning of 

 6 — 2x18 (the 18 should be 17), 2 Cimi-19 Zotz. The directive signs are unfamiliar, 

 but as the reckoning is backwards to 9 Akbal-6 Xul they probably denote that fact. 

 Next is: 1—8x17 — 13 Ahau-18 Kankin, which is declared to be a 10th ahau, the 

 reckoning being the distance from 9 Akbal-6 Xul to that date. Both of these dates 

 are subsequently repeated for some reason, and the record ends with 8 Oc-3 Kayab, 

 followed by ten glyphs whose meaning is not apparent. 



Temple of the Foliated Cross. 



Initial date: 54—1 — 18—5—4x20 — 1 Ahau-13 Mac. This date is just fourteen 

 days later than the initial date of the preceding inscription. The directive series 

 follows, succeeded by a reckoning of 14 chuens and 19 days to 1 Cauac-7 Yax. Eleven 

 unreadable glyphs come next, and then : 1 — 14 — 14x20, which, after four uncertain 

 directive characters, is declared to be a reckoning to the beginning day score of the 

 2nd cycle, 2 Ahau-3 Uayeb. It is correct. Then come two reckonings in an unfamiliar 

 style, the first from the beginning of the great cycle, the second from 1 Ahau-13 Mac. 

 I am positive of this, for the very next reckoning will show that there are 40,000 days 

 to be accounted for somehow, and they can be represented only by one of these counts. 

 That reckoning is: 7 — 7 — 7 — 3x16, to 2 Cib-14 Mol. Subsequent computations 

 show that date to be the one to which 9 — 12 — 18 — 5x16 led up in the preceding 

 inscription, hence the necessity for something to explain the missing 40,000 days. As 

 from this on the reckoning and dates of the two inscriptions are nearly the same, it is 

 not worth while to repeat them ; I will, however, give a synopsis showing the position 

 of the dates in both : — 



54—1—18— 5— 3x 6—13 Cimi-19 Ceh. 

 ,,—1—18— 5— 4X20— 1 Ahau-13 Mac. 

 ,,—1—18— 6—18x19— 1 Cauac-7 Yax. 

 ,,—2—20—20-18x20— 2 Ahau-3 Uayeh. 

 „— 9— 3— 1—15x20—12 Ahau-8Ceh. 

 ,,-9—10— 2— 6X 6—2 Cimi-19 Zotz. 

 ,,—9—10— 8— 9X 3—9 Akbal-6 Xul. 

 ,,—9—10—10—18x20—13 Ahau-18 Kankin. 

 ,,—9—12—11—12x10— 8 Oc-3 Kayab. 

 ,,—9—12—18— 5X16— 2 Cib-14 Mol. 

 ,,—9—13—20—18x20— 8 Ahau-8 Uo. 



BIOL, centr.-amer., Archseol. 18 



