231
The seventh day 232
The eighth day 235
The ninth day 237
The tenth day 239
The eleventh day 241
The twelfth day 243
The thirteenth day 245
The fourteenth day 248
The fifteenth day 250
The sixteenth day 252
The seventeenth day 254
The eighteenth day 258
The nineteenth day 259
The twentieth day 262
Appendix--A list of the deities of the days of the month in the
Maori calendar 265

ILLUSTRATIONS

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PLATE LXIV. Copies of glyphs from the codices 208
LXV. Copies of glyphs from the codices 226
LXVI. Copies of glyphs from the codices 242
LXVII. Copies of glyphs from the codices 252
LXVIII. Copies of glyphs from the codices 260
LXIX. Shell bearing Maya glyphs 262

DAY SYMBOLS OF THE MAYA YEAR

BY CYRUS THOMAS

INTRODUCTORY

As the origin and signification of the day and month, names of the Maya
calendar, and of the symbols used to represent these time periods, are
now being discussed by students of Mexican and Central American
paleography, I deem it advisable to present the result of my
investigations in this line. The present paper, however, will be limited
to the days only, as I have but little to add in regard to the month
names or symbols. As the conclusion reached by Drs Seler and Brinton in
regard to the order and sequence of the days of the month in the
different calendars appears to be satisfactorily established, it will be
accepted.

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