Mexican and Central American antiquities, calendar systems, and history; . row begins at the right: Section 1. El sesto, no fornicaras( The sixth, thou shalt not commit adultery ). To the right is thenumeral 6, of which only a few faint traces remain; then follows thepicture of a woman like the mother in the fourth commandment(row 5, section 6). Section 2. El septimo, no hurtaras ( The seventh,thou shalt not steal ). The picture represents the numeral 7 and aman fingering the lock of a door or a chest. Section 3. El octavo,no leventaras falso testimonio, ni mentiras ( The eighth, thou shaltnot
Mexican and Central American antiquities, calendar systems, and history; . row begins at the right: Section 1. El sesto, no fornicaras( The sixth, thou shalt not commit adultery ). To the right is thenumeral 6, of which only a few faint traces remain; then follows thepicture of a woman like the mother in the fourth commandment(row 5, section 6). Section 2. El septimo, no hurtaras ( The seventh,thou shalt not steal ). The picture represents the numeral 7 and aman fingering the lock of a door or a chest. Section 3. El octavo,no leventaras falso testimonio, ni mentiras ( The eighth, thou shaltnot bear false witness or lie ). Here we have the numeral 8 and aman delivering a letter covered with black marks. Section 4. Elnoveno, no desearas la muger de tu progimo ( The ninth, thou shaltnot covet thy neighbors wife). The picture shows the numeral 9and a man stretching out his hand toward a woman opposite to 5. El decimo, no codiciaras bienes agenos ( The tenth, thoushalt not covet thy neighbors goods). This picture shows the BUREAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY. BULLETIN 28 PLATE XXI
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