We have here first a Tonalamatl of the usual kind, arranged as follows:--

III 13 III 13 III 13 III 13 III

Ix

Cimi

Ezanab

Oc

Ik.

That is to say, the 52 days divided into four equal parts.

To these four divisions, as on page 23b, belong the four usual forms of

animal food, which are joined in three places to Kan (bread) and probably

denote sacrifice. They are, first a mammal, which, however, is erroneously

represented by a fish; second, a fish, third an iguana and lastly a bird. I

would add, that in the hieroglyphs above, the east, north, west and south

correspond in turn with these representations of food.

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