17 = XIII Akbal to IV Ahau.
121 = XIII Akbal to IV Kan.
196 = III Chicchan to IV Imix.
199 = III Chicchan to VII Kan and XIII Akbal to IV Ik.
235 = III Chicchan to IV Ahau.
In addition let me remark that 36 = VII Kan to IV Ahau, 39 = IV Imix to IV
Ahau and 104 = IV Ahau to IV Kan.
The following arrangement will prove that these numbers were as usual also
employed to form the large numbers by multiplication:--
17 × 74,620 = 1,268,540 (IV Ahau),
235 × 5,252 = 1,234,220 (IV Ahau),
36 × 42,639 = 1,535,004 (VII Kan),
39 × 32,639 = 1,272,921 (IV Imix),
104 × 12,236 = 1,272,544 (IV Kan).
But the highest number, 1,538,342, was formed in a different way; it =
59,167 × 26; but the interval from IV Ahau to IV Ik = 182 = 7 × 26, and
from IV Ik to IV Ahau = 78 = 3 × 26.
If in conclusion, we now examine the twelve numbers of seven figures given
in this section, we will clearly see that by twos and twos they plainly
belong together in pairs:--
The three pairs of numbers found by computation are as follows:--
1,486,923, XIII Akbal.
1,483,585, III Chicchan.
Difference 3338 = 12 × 260 + 218 (VII Kan to IV Ik, III Chicchan to XIII
Akbal).
1,268,523, XIII Akbal.
1,233,985, III Chicchan.
Difference 34,538 = 132 × 260 + 218 (as above).
1,272,423, XIII Akbal.
1,272,465, III Chicchan.
Difference 42 (which is 260 - 218); 42 = IV Kan to IV Imix.
On the other hand the three pairs specified in the Manuscript are as
follows:--
1,538,342, IV Ik.
1,535,004, VII Kan.
Difference 3338 = 12 × 260 + 218 as above, by reason of the encircled
number 51,419 which is common to both numbers.
1,268,540, IV Ahau.
1,234,220, IV Ahau.
Difference 34,320 = 132 × 260, on account of the same day.
1,272,544, IV Kan.
1,272,921, IV Imix.
Difference 117 = IV Kan to IV Imix; strictly speaking 377 = 260 + 117.
The upper part of the five columns just now under discussion still remains
to be examined. Here are five vertical rows of hieroglyphs, the first four
each containing seven, and the fifth only six owing to lack of space.
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