The first tonalamatl figured from the Codex Tro-Cortesianus (see pl. 29)
extends across the middle part of two pages (Tro-Cor. 10b, 11b). The four
day signs at the left indicate that it is divided into four divisions, of
which the first begins with the day 13 Ik.[248] Adding to this the first
black number 9, the day 9 Chuen is reached, and proceeding in this manner
the tonalamatl may be outlined as follows:
[Illustration: MIDDLE DIVISIONS OF PAGES 10 AND 11 OF THE CODEX
TRO-CORTESIANO, SHOWING ONE TONALAMATL EXTENDING ACROSS THE TWO
PAGES]
[Illustration: PAGE 102 OF THE CODEX TRO-CORTESIANO, SHOWING
TONALAMATLS IN THE LOWER THREE SECTIONS]
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---------------------+----------+----------+----------+----------
|1st |2d |3d |4th
|Division |Division |Division |Division
---------------------+----------+------- --+----------+----------
1st part, 9 days, | | | |
beginning with day |13 Ik |13 Manik |13 Eb |13 Caban
| | | |
2d part, 9 days, | | | |
beginning with day |9 Chuen |9 Cib |9 Imix |9 Cimi
| | | |
3d part, 10 days, | | | |
beginning with day |5 Ahau |5 Chicchan|5 Oc |5 Men
| | | |
4th part, 6 days, | | | |
beginning with day |2 Oc |2 Men |2 Ahau |2 Chicchan
| | | |
5th part, 2 days, | | | |
beginning with day |8 Cib |8 Imix |8 Cimi |8 Chuen
| | | |
6th part, 10 days, | | | |
beginning with day |10 Eznab |10 Akbal |10 Lamat |10 Ben
| | | |
7th part, 5 days, | | | |
beginning with day |7 Lamat |7 Ben |7 Eznab |7 Akbal
| | | |
8th part, 7 days, | | | |
beginning with day |12 Ben |12 Eznab |12 Akbal |12 Lamat
| | | |
9th part, 7 days, |6 Ahau |6 Chicchan|6 Oc |6 Men
beginning with day |[249] |[249] |[249] |[249]
| | | |
Total number of days |65 |65 |65 |65
---------------------+----------+----------+----------+----------
Applying rule 4 (p. 253) to this tonalamatl, we have: 4 × 65 = 260, the
exact number of days in a tonalamatl.
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