LOWER DIVISION.[TN-7] ___________________________________________________________________________ | | | | | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 8 | 17 | 6 | III Men. | III Kan. | III Been. | III Ik. | III Chuen. | Ix. | Akbal. | Eb. | Ymix. | Oc. | Kan. | Been. | Ik. | Chuen. | Ahau. | Cib. | Chicchan.| Ix. | Akbal. | Eb. | XIII Been. |XIII Ik. |XIII Chuen. |XIII Ahau. |XIII Muluc. | ______________|______________|______________|______________|______________| | | | | | 1 | 1 | | | | 4 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 15 | 4 | 13 | 2 | 11 | III Ahau. | III Muluc. | III Ezanab. | III Manik. | III Cib. | Cauac. | Lamat. | Caban. | Cimi. | Men. | Muluc. | Ezanab. | Manik. | Cib. | Chicchan.| Ymix. | Oc. | Cauac. | Lamat. | Caban. | XIII Ezanab. |XIII Manik. |XIII Cib. |XIII Chicchan.|XIII Ix. | ______________|______________|______________|______________|______________| By examining carefully the lines and columns of the middle and lower divisions of the plates--those represented in Tables XXI and XXII--we ascertain that the two together form one series; but, contrary to the method which has prevailed in those examined, it is to be read from _right_ to _left_, commencing with the right hand column of the lower and ending with the left hand column of the middle division. As proof of this we have only to note the fact that the series of black numerals over the day columns ascends towards the left. Assuming the lowest of the three lines to be days, the middle one months, and the upper one years, the common difference is 4 months and 11 days. Numbering the ten columns of each of our tables from left to right as usual and adding successively the common difference, commencing with the tenth column of the lowest division, of which Cib is the first day, the result will be as follows: