. Bulletin. Ethnology. fOrstemann] THE GLYPHS 441 the center line of the middle, I am inclined to surmise a combination of the glyphs of those five gods. 26 to 28. The sign 26 signifies the day Caban, by which sign also the ground and generally the direction downward is often indicated. As in this passage we often see Caban closely combined with glyph 27, as on pages 32b to 35b, on page 48 in the middle of the right half, also on page 73 in each of the three divisions, also on pages 38b, 39b, 40a, 55a, 56a, 66a, 7la, 7lb, sometimes probably denoting agriculture. Can 27 be the sign Muluc belong
. Bulletin. Ethnology. fOrstemann] THE GLYPHS 441 the center line of the middle, I am inclined to surmise a combination of the glyphs of those five gods. 26 to 28. The sign 26 signifies the day Caban, by which sign also the ground and generally the direction downward is often indicated. As in this passage we often see Caban closely combined with glyph 27, as on pages 32b to 35b, on page 48 in the middle of the right half, also on page 73 in each of the three divisions, also on pages 38b, 39b, 40a, 55a, 56a, 66a, 7la, 7lb, sometimes probably denoting agriculture. Can 27 be the sign Muluc belonging to the north? That would agree very well with the direction downward. Then follows 28, the famil- iar sign Chuen, which we have already seen repeated so many times on pages 46 to 50. It has a prefix, the upper part of which is an uhau, the lower part of a god's face, probably that of the god D, who is usually combined with Ahau; but D, as Schellhas has already assumed, seems to be a god of the night. Therefore, although there is still great uncertainty regarding this point, I feel strongly inclined. 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 Smithsonian Institution. Bureau of American Ethnology. Washington : G. P. O.
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