ent female figures. There are, however,
certain prefixes and suffixes which may serve to give it a specific
application; for example, in LXVII, 14, from Dres. 16c, the prefix,
according to my interpretation, contains the _z_ sound as its chief
phonetic element. It is possible that in this case a particular person
may be referred to by the prefix, the woman symbol being here simply a
determinative. Dr Brinton, in his explanation of the month name _Zip_,
remarks: "This was _Zuhuy Zip_, the virgin _Zip_, her name being
properly _Dzip_, 'to skin, to dress slain animals.'" I prefer, however,
to interpret the symbol by "maiden," or "young woman," the prefix
signifying _zuhuy_. Nevertheless, the suffix in some instances, as
LXVII, 15, from Dres. 18b, may indicate that a sacred or mythological
personage is referred to, as it is added as a suffix in some cases to
deity symbols; however, as it is often found in other relations, where
it can have no such signification, I am not inclined to give it this
interpretation, as the evident female deities are denoted by quite
different glyphs.

The evidence that the Caban symbol is in some sense phonetic appears to
me to be too strong to be rejected. In the first place, one of its chief
elements is the corkscrew figure, which, as shown under the preceding
day, appears to have _b_ as its consonant element, this sound being a
prominent element of both _cib_ and _caban_. It also has been shown that
it is not out of place in the woman glyph, under the supposition that
this is also phonetic, as _chup_ or _chupal_ is the Maya name for woman,
and the change from _b_ to _p_ is not uncommon. It is found in several
places as that out of which plants are growing, as LXVII, 16, from Tro.
32b, which appears to represent some leguminous plant supported by a
stake driven into the ground. It is that on which persons are sitting
Indian fashion, and on which others are lying; again, it is that out of
which a serpent is arising. As "earth," "ground," will furnish an
entirely satisfactory explanation in all these cases, there is no
apparent reason why it should not be accepted. As _cab_ has "earth" as
one of its leading significations, we not only find therein a connection
with the day name, but also an indication of phoneticism.

In Cort. 30a is the figure shown at LXVII, 17. The animal represented,
notwithstanding the quadruped head, is conceded to be intended for the
serpent. The shading around the vesse