omitted in dating 126 DATES-- abbreviation 222, 252 errors in computing 154-155 errors in originals 245-250, 270-271, 274 interpretation, in Initial Series 157-222, 233-245 in Period Endings 222-245 in Secondary Series 207-222, 233-245 monuments erected to mark 33-35, 249-250 of same name, distinction between 147-151 repetition 147 shown by red glyphs in codices 251 DATES, INITIAL. _See_ INITIAL-SERIES DATING. DATES, INITIAL AND SECONDARY, interpretation 207-222 DATES, INITIAL, SECONDARY, AND PERIOD-ENDING, interpretation 233-245 DATES, PERIOD-ENDING. _See_ PERIOD-ENDING DATES. DATES, PROPHETIC-- examples 229-233 use 271-272 DATES, SECONDARY. _See_ SECONDARY-SERIES DATING. DATES, TERMINAL-- absence 218 finding 138-154 importance 154-155 position 151-154 DATING-- methods 46-47, 63-86 change 4 _See also_ CALENDAR-ROUND DATING; INITIAL-SERIES; PERIOD-ENDING; SECONDARY-SERIES. starting point 60-62, 113-114, 124-125 determination 135-136 DAY-- first of year 52-53 glyphs 38, 39, 72, 76 coefficients 41-43, 47-48 position 127-128 omission 127-128, 208 identification 41-43, 46-48 names 37-41, 112 numbers 111-112 position in solar year 52-58 round of 42-44 DAYS, INTERCALARY, lack of 45 DAYS, UNLUCKY, dates 45-46 DEATH, fear of 11, 17 DEATH GOD-- glyph 17, 257 nature 17 DECIMAL SYSTEM, parallel 129 _See also_ VIGESIMAL SYSTEM. DESTRUCTION OF THE WORLD, description 32 DIVINATION, codices used for 31 DIVORCE, practice 9 DOT, numerical value 87-88 DOT AND BAR NUMBERS. _See_ BAR AND DOT NUMBERS. DRESDEN CODEX-- date 271-273 publication iii texts 254-262, 266-278 plates showing 32, 254, 260, 266, 273 DRUNKENNESS, prevalence 10 EK AHAU (god), nature 17-18 ENDING SIGNS-- in Period-ending dates 102 in "zero" 101-102 ENUMERATION-- systems 87-134 comparison 133 _See also_ NUMERALS. ERRORS IN TEXTS-- examples 245-250, 270-271, 274 plate showing 248 FEATHERED SERPENT (god), nature 16-17 FIBER-PAPER BOOKS. _See_ CODICES. FISH, used in introducing glyph 65-66, 188 FIVE-TUN PERIOD. See HOTUN. FÖRSTEMANN, _Prof._ ERNST-- cited 26, 137 investigations iii, 265, 276 methods of solving numerals 134 on hieroglyphics 30 on prophetic dates 272 FULL-FIGURE GLYPHS-- nature 67-68, 188-191 plate showing 188 _See also_ TIME PERIODS. FUNERAL CUSTOMS, description 11-12 FUTURE LIFE, belief as to 19 {281} GLYPH BLOCK, definition, 156 GLYPHS. _See_ HIEROGLYPHS. GODS, nature, 16-19 GOODMAN, J. T.-- chronologic tables of, 134 cited, 2, 44, 116-117, 123 investigation, iii-iv on introducing glyph, 66 on length of great cycle, 108 on Supplementary Series, 152 GOVERNMENT, nature, 12-16 GREAT CYCLE-- length, 135 number of cycles in, 107-114