ment of the days heretofore given.
But without further reference to these smaller or isolated groups, we
have conclusive proof of this method of arranging the days among the
Mexicans, in three extended series--one found on Plates 49-56 of the
Vatican Codex B; one on Plates 31-38 of the Borgian Codex, and another
on Plates 1-8 of the Bologna Codex.
I give here the arrangement found in the first, which is precisely the
same as that of the Borgian Codex, except that this is to be read from
the left to the right, and that of the Borgian Codex from the right to
the left, both commencing with the bottom line (numbered 5 in the
following list):
A photo-engraved copy of one plate of the former is also given in Fig.
5, as it furnishes proof that the days and the order in which they
follow each other are the same as I have given them.
For the benefit of English readers the list is given in the English
equivalents of the Mexican names.[11]
TABLE XIII.
1. Water. Dog. Monkey. Grass. Cane.
2. Movement. Flint. Rain. Flower. Dragon.
3. Snake. Death. Deer. Rabbit. Water.
4. Cane. Tiger.[12] Eagle. Vulture. Movement.
5. Dragon. Wind. House. Lizard. Snake.
1. Tiger. Eagle. Vulture. Movement. Flint.
2. Wind. House. Lizard. Snake. Death.
3. Dog. Monkey. Grass. Cane. Tiger.
4. Flint. Rain. Flower. Dragon. Wind.
5. Death. Deer. Rabbit. Water. Dog.
1. Rain. Flower. Dragon. Wind. House.
2. Deer. Rabbit. Water. Dog. Monkey.
3. Eagle. Vulture. Movement. Flint. Rain.
4. House. Lizard. Snake. Death. Deer.
5. Monkey. Grass. Cane. Tiger. Eagle.
1. Lizard. Snake. Death. Deer. Rabbit.
2. Grass. Cane. Tiger. Eagle. Vulture.
3. Flower. Dragon. Wind. House. Lizard.
4. Rabbit. Water. Dog. Monkey. Grass.
5. Vulture. Movement. Flint. Rain. Flower.
1. Water. Dog. Monkey. Grass. Cane.
2. Movement. Flint. Rain. Flower. Dragon.
3. Snake. Death. Deer. Rabbit. Water.
4. Cane. Tiger. Eagle. Vulture. Movement.
5. Dragon. Wind. House.
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