8. B is walking in the rain, both arms are stretched upward, and the pouch
hangs from his neck. At the left top there is a black spot suggesting those
which usually occur beside the sun and moon.
The 3rd sign is Manik, with a prefix. The 4th is an indistinct head, which
may be C's, with an Imix sign as a prefix.
9. B is walking with the pouch hanging from his neck, and the hatchet in
his hand.
The 3d sign, which is unusual, is very obscure, but suggests the fish on
page 44c or that on page 36b. The 4th sign with the prefix of the north is
very indistinct.
10. B is standing in _water_, his face turned upward while water is pouring
from a cloud. The third sign is very complex. The top, left, suggests a
serpent, the right a hand, the bottom, left, a Chuen and the element at the
bottom, right, may be intended for a bird's head. Exactly the same sign,
with the 4th part merely indicated, occurs 65 days later on page 38. The
4th sign is the familiar compound Kin-Akbal.
11. B is sitting in a tent, on the roof of which there is a vessel
containing food of some kind.
The third sign, which is very complex, is indistinct. The 4th sign likewise
consists of four parts, the left, bottom, part is probably the vessel,
above it is a spiral (which usually means serpent or time). The right,
bottom, is again the sign resembling the year-sign which was spoken of in
discussing group 6. The component at the right, top, is indistinct.
12. B is sitting here on no less than four astronomical signs, he has the
hatchet in his hand and the design on his back may be a shield or the
elaborately ornamented sun-glyph Kin.
The third sign (denoting _beginning_?) has already been discussed in
connection with group 7, which is 65 days earlier. The fourth is the sign
of the year of 360 days or the month Pax with the Ben-Ik as a prefix. These
signs are here suggestive of the beginning and end of the year.
13. _Above_ B are astronomical signs (Jupiter and Mercury?) and also the
sun and moon. The rain is pouring down upon the god, and a fish is placed
beside him. He seems to have the same chisel in his hand which we saw him
using on page 41b in connection with the beginning of the year. This again
would correspond to the date indicated in the preceding picture. The shield
(?) also is the same here as in the preceding group.
The third sign ought to represent the fish; the drawing seems to have been
unsuccessful and the sign looks more like a bird and also resembles the
third sign in the ninth group on page 36. The fourth sign is a Kin-Akbal.
14. B is seated on the elongated head _q_, which has an ordinary prefix. He
is pointing upward with his right hand and the left looks as if opened to
receive something.
The third hieroglyph contains a _q_ like the one under the god, the fourth
is an indistinct head (C's?) with an unintelligible prefix.
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