. Ancient civilizations of Mexico and Central America. Indians of Mexico; Indians of Central America. & Me*.. ? M \ -yv»" 8&» â Jinâill^*1 â â "â â Plate XXTT. Scheme of the Mayan Calendar ns presented in the Codex Tro-Cortesianus. In the center is Itzamna, the God of the^ Sky, and his spouse, under what has been called the celestial tree. The hand of hieroglyphs that frames in this picture contains the twenty day signs of the Mayan month. The figures on the out- side are arranged in four groups, according to the four directions of the compass. At the top or east we again s
. Ancient civilizations of Mexico and Central America. Indians of Mexico; Indians of Central America. & Me*.. ? M \ -yv»" 8&» â Jinâill^*1 â â "â â Plate XXTT. Scheme of the Mayan Calendar ns presented in the Codex Tro-Cortesianus. In the center is Itzamna, the God of the^ Sky, and his spouse, under what has been called the celestial tree. The hand of hieroglyphs that frames in this picture contains the twenty day signs of the Mayan month. The figures on the out- side are arranged in four groups, according to the four directions of the compass. At the top or east we again see Itzamna and his mate. In the north, or right hand quarter, human sacrifice is shown and the Death God sits opposite the God of War. In the east and in the south are also shown pairs of divinities. A series of dots running from one day sign to another covers the tzolkin or 260 day cycle of names and numbers. no. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Spinden, Herbert Joseph, 1879-1967. New York
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