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water. Inb^ c, and are sculptured three small 
pieces of wood, each of which is marked by three 
transverse lines. That of the middle is not 
found in the same rank as the others, to denote, 
that it concerns only six Muysca years, after 
which the intercalation falls on quihichata^ e, 
tadpole with a long tail, and without feet,yrog in 
repose. This emblem announces, that the month 
over which the animal presides is useless, and 
does not reckon in the twelve sunas, which take 
place from one harvest to another. The two 
figures of a frog, a and e, are placed in a sort 
of quadrangular plate. We may have some 
doubt respecting the interpretation of the 
hieroglyphic e ; but Mr. Duqiiesne asserts, that 
he has observed on several idols of jade the same 
astrological symbol of an intercalary moon. 
On these idols, the animal without feet was 
covered with the Indian tunic ( capisayo), which 
is still worn among the lower class of people. 
It should be recollected, that, among the Aztecks, 
the signs of the days had also their altars*. 
The figures /’and h indicate by eight transverse 
lines, divided into five and three, that at the 
eighth Muysca year the moon governed by 
suhuza is intercalated. This sign is represented 
at i by a circle, traced, by means of a cord, 
around a column. The Indians assert, that f 
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* See page 50. 
