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Title: An introduction to the study of the Maya hieroglyphs
Year: 1915 (1910s)
Authors: Morley, Sylvanus Griswold, 1883-1948
Subjects: Mayan languages Mayas Maya language Indians of Mexico Indians of Central America
Publisher: Washington : G.P.O.
Contributing Library: Cornell University Library
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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her two head-variant numerals, whosevalues are known to be 12. These three head nmnerals are shownside by side in figure 52, t-^, t being the form in A3 above, insertedin this figure for the sake of comparison. Although these three headsshow no single element or characteristic that is present in all (see p.100), each is very similar to the other two and at the same time isdissimilar from all other head-variant numerals. This fact warrantsthe conclusion that the head in A3 represents the n\imeral 12, and ifthis is so the starting point of the Initial Series under discussion is4 Ahau 8 Zotz. 2. Aside from the fact that 12 seems to be the best reading of thehead in A3, and consequently that the starting point of this numberis 4 Ahau 8 Zotz, the writer believes that 4 Ahau 8 Zotz should be > Similarly, it could be shown that the use of every other possible value of the cycle coefflcient willnot give the terminal date actually recorded. BUREAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY BULLETIN 57 PLATE 16
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INITIAL SERIES AND SECONDARY SERIES ON LINTEL 21, YAXCHILAN MOHLET) INTRODUCTION TO STUDY OF MAYA HIEROGLYPHS 207 selected, if for no other reason than that another Initial Series hasbeen found which proceeds from this same date, while no other InitialSeries known is counted from either 7 Ahau 3 Mol or 3 Ahau 18 Mac.• As we have seen in discussing the preceding text, from the east sideof Stela C at Quirigua (fig. 77, A), the Initial Series there recordedwas counted from the same starting point, 4 Ahau 8 Zotz, as the InitialSeries from the Temple of the Cross at Palenque, if we read the latteras 12.19.13.4.0. This coincidence, the writer believes, is sufficient towarrant the identification of the head in A3 (fig. 77, B) as the headnumeral 12 and the acceptance of this Initial Series as proceedingfrom the same starting point as the Quirigua text just described,namely, the date 4 Ahau 8 Zotz. With these two examples the dis-cussion of Initial-series texts will be closed. Texts Recordin

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