Mexican and Central American antiquities, calendar systems, and history; . ut never 448 BUKEAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY [BULL. 28 clearly understood, Kan-Imix sign («, figure 108), 7c, lOc, 27c, in ourpassage; secondly, the Kin~Akbal sign (h). here 16, 3a, oh, 216, 28ff,to which we would like to attribute the meaning of an initial day, ifthat meaning were applicable in every case. Further, the glyph (c)occurring in Oc, 136, 14c, 19c, 26c, which, although it seems to be con-nected with the conception of a death bird (owl), is still very far frombeing clearly and suitably explained in every instanc
Mexican and Central American antiquities, calendar systems, and history; . ut never 448 BUKEAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY [BULL. 28 clearly understood, Kan-Imix sign («, figure 108), 7c, lOc, 27c, in ourpassage; secondly, the Kin~Akbal sign (h). here 16, 3a, oh, 216, 28ff,to which we would like to attribute the meaning of an initial day, ifthat meaning were applicable in every case. Further, the glyph (c)occurring in Oc, 136, 14c, 19c, 26c, which, although it seems to be con-nected with the conception of a death bird (owl), is still very far frombeing clearly and suitably explained in every instance. The samemay be said of the Caban sign, which is doubtless often used to indi-cate the idea of earth, here 2a, 3c, 246, 28c, and of the other sign,found in Ic, 3c, 21c, 226, 24c, so often combined Avith it, as I havealready stated in my article regarding page 24 of the final and authoritative solution is the more to be desired ]:)ecause allthese signs recur Avithout the least regularity. In certain of these glyphs (as in the sign 25c, occurring only once. Fi<;. (xlyphs from the Dresden codex. here, but continually found elseAvhere), and doubtless also iu others,there may be an allusion to some special feast, some j^artir-ular cere-mony, some sort of sacrificial offering, or CAen to the rank of someindiA^dual; but of all this nothing certain is knoAvn at present. It is delightful, by Avay of contrast, to see this pervasive darknesi-occasionally illuminated by a full or CA^en by a dawning ray of 1 is a case in point. For the glyph \a (d, figure 108) can beexplained at the outset. It consists of four j^arts: On the upper leftside, the sign kin, sun day on the upper right side, the signfor the year; on the loAver right side, the knife, or symbol of diAusionor of section; on the loAver left side, Avhat is particularly decisiA^e, themonth Cell. I therefore read he. The day of the ucav year in themonth Ceh. Sign 16 is the Kin-Akbal sign (6), Avhich is ei
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