INSCRIPTIONS OF: THE GREAT PERIOD. 243 
DaTE 2. 
Passing over the glyph-blocks following 1) in Step D, we reach in od, p 
a Secondary Series composed of katuns, tuns, uinals, and kins. The katun 
coefficient, Pb, is surely under 6, and an examination of the original disclosed 
three rather wide stumps, 7. ¢., 1, 2, or 3 katuns. The tun coefficient is again 
surely under 6. The numeral is broken, but 5 appears to be the best reading. 
Both ends are gone, but there is hardly room for a dot to the right. 
The kins and uinals are in cb. 
The uinal coefficient, though badly 
effaced, was high; 15 seems to be 
the best reading. Careful study of 
the coefficient to the left (7. ¢., the 
kin coefficient) showed 1 bar and 3 
dots, the upper one being almost 
entirely destroyed. The best read- 
ing of this number would therefore 
Bpear to be 1.2, or 3.5.15.3;.but 
before deciding definitely let us ex- 
amine the corresponding terminal 
Gate ats. (see tigure 38, a.) «the 
day coefficient is 8, and the day- 
sign looks like Ahau, but is Lamat. 
This is not only proved by the cal- 
culations, but the ear-ornament of 
g the head in sa is the same as 

the ear-ornament in the day- 
sign in Date 26 on this same 
stairway (see plate 27, Gb), which 
is surely Lamat. For other occur- 
rences of this Venus variant of La- 
mat see note 2, page 150, and fig- 
ure 39. 
The month coefficient is 6, and Fic. 38.—Dates from the Hieroglyphic Stairway: a, 
the month-sign, though very unus- Date 2; b, Date 3; ¢, Date 7; d, Date 8; 
Te inok like Ch M AueWate lows.) Wate lise. Waters; 2; 
ual, looks more like Chen or Mac APOE er eee 
than anything else. If the Second- 
ary Series in od, P is 1.5.15.18, and is added to Date 1, 9.5.19.3.0 8 Ahau 3 
Zotz, it will be seen that the month-sign here must be Mac. 

A-D,1b 9.5.19. 3.0 8 Ahau 3 Zotz 
ob, P LR LS 
s 9.7. 5. 0.8 8 Lamat 6 Mac 
Since use of the katun coefficient in pb as 1 agrees with the best reading 
of the date in s, the second and third possible values for the former, 2 and 3 
respectively, may be disregarded and the reading accepted as given. 
