ANIMAL FIGURES IN THE MAYA CODICES 289 



ings in these rites and also in others taking place at the beginning 

 of the various months.* 



The rites which took place at the beginning and the end of 

 the year are shown in Dresden 25-28 and in Tro-Cortesianus 

 34-37. The dog, the deer, and the turkey are the most impor- 

 tant of the animals shown as being offered to the gods in this 

 connection. It will not be necessary to consider these animals 

 in detail at this place as they are each taken up later. 



Offerings shown by glyphs. It is, however, in another 

 connection than that just considered that the animals are shown 

 as offerings far more frequently throughout the Maya manu- 

 scripts. In the ceremonies of the four years, the animals and 

 birds are, for the most part, represented entire and purely as 

 pictures. Offerings are also shown in the form of glyphs. These 

 may occur in connection with the figures of the gods or in the 

 lines of hieroglyphs above the pictures. When they are used 

 in the former relation they are usually shown as resting in a 

 bowl or dish (Dresden 35a). It frequently happens that when 

 a god is making an offering represented by the entire animal or 

 a glyph of the animal in the main picture, there is a correspond- 

 ing glyph of the offering above in the Hne of hieroglyphics (Dres- 

 den 23b). 



The fish, iguana, turkey, deer and possibly the lizard 



* p. 162. ''Las mugeres no usavan destos derrammamientos, aunque 

 eran harto santeras ; mas de todas las cosas que aver podian que son 

 aves del cielo, animales de la tierra, o pescados de la agua, siempre les 

 embadurnavan los rostros al demonio con la sangre dellos." 



p. 164. "Y otras cosas que tenian ofrecian; a algunos animales 

 les sacavan el corazon y lo ofrecian, a otros enteros, unos vivos, 



otros muertos, unos crudos, otros guisados Que sin las 



fiestas en las quales, para la solemnidad de ellas, se seerificavan ani- 

 males, tambien por alguna tribulacion o necessidad." 



p. 254. "Tenian buscados todos animales y savandijas del campo que 

 podian aver y en la tierra avia, y con ellos se junta van en el patio del 

 templo en el qual se ponian los Chaques .... Sacavan con liberalidad 

 los coragones a las aves y animales, y echavanlos a quemar en el fuego; 

 y sino podian aver los animales grandes como tigres, leones o largartos, 

 hazian los cora^ones de su encienso, y si los matavan trayanles los cor- 

 agones para aquel fuego." 

 IV. 19 



