herein as
appears to warrant acceptance.

The question of phoneticism will not be considered in connection with the
list, as the subject will be briefly discussed at the close, the only
object in view in giving the list being to indicate the signification of
the characters alluded to. The Maya names appended are therefore to be
understood simply as the supposed names applied to them or the objects
they denote.

SYMBOLS OF ANIMALS &C.

[Illustration: No. 1]

_Kal._ The symbol for the number 20. Found in all of the codices and
explained in the preceding portion of this paper.

[Illustration: No. 2]

The symbol for 0 (nought), always red. Found only in the Dresden Codex
and always in the numeral series.

[Illustration: No. 3]

_Kin._ Sun, and probably day also. It is not known positively that it
has this signification except in connection with the equatorial
cardinal point symbols and the symbol of the month _Yaxkin;_ yet it
is reasonable to suppose it has.

[Illustration: No. 4 _a_ _b_ _c_ _d_]

_Aac_ or _Ac_. A turtle. That this symbol as shown in _a_ and _b_
denotes the turtle is conclusively proved by its resemblance to the
head of that animal, as figured in the Cortesian Codex (see Fig.
373) and its relation to these figures. Found only in this codex,
unless two doubtful symbols on Plate XXV*, Manuscript Troano, are to
be considered as variants.

[Illustration: FIG. 373. Turtle from the Cortesian Codex.]

There can be no doubt that Landa's _A_, an exact copy of which is given
in the margin, in both varieties, _c_ and _d_, is nothing more nor less
than this symbol; for, in addition to the very close general resemblance,
we see in it the eye and the dot indicating the nostril. This fact is
important, as it gives us some clew to the method adopted by Landa in
forming his alphabet.

[Illustration: No. 5]

_Uech._ Symbol or head of the armadillo of Yucatan. Appears but once or
twice and in the Manuscript Troano only. (See Study of the
Manuscript Troano, by Cyrus Thomas, pp. 98 and 145).

[Illustration][TN-10]

_Che._ Wood. (See Study of the Manuscript Troano, by Cyrus Thomas, p.
144).

[Illustration: No. 7]

_Cab._ Earth, soil; also honey. (See Study of the Manuscript Troano, by
Cyrus Thomas, p. 150.)

[Illustration: No. 8]

_Piz._ Stone or stone heap. (See Study of the Manuscript Troano, by
Cyrus Thoma