and drawings by
Dr. Augustus Le Plongeon.
| PLATE | PAGE | |
| I. | Author’s portrait (Frontispiece). | |
| II. | Prince Coh in battle—tracing from fresco painting on walls of Coh’s funeral chamber, in Memorial Hall at Chicħen. | [35] |
| III. | Mausoleum of High Priest Cay, at Chicħen. | [41] |
| IV. | Queen Móo’s portrait—Demi-relief on entablature of east façade of Governor’s House at Uxmal. | [43] |
| V. | Portrait of High Priest Cay. From a sculpture on the west side of the pyramid called the Dwarf’s House at Uxmal. (Discovered on June 1st, 1881, by Dr. Le Plongeon). | [47] |
| VI. | Prince Coh’s portrait. His statue discovered by Dr. Le Plongeon at Chicħen in 1875. | [53] |
| VII. | Prince Coh’s Memorial Hall at Chicħen. Restoration by Dr. Le Plongeon. | [55] |
| VIII. | Prince Aac’s Portrait. From a sculptured wooden lintel over the door of the funeral chamber in Memorial Hall at Chicħen. | [61] |
| Appendix—Music. | ||
| IX. | Invocation to the Sun. | [36] |
| X. | He and She. | [36] |
| XI. | The Dancers’ Song. | [37] |
| XII. | The Lover’s Song. | [38] |
| XIII. | Funeral Chant. | [38] |
| Head Pieces. | ||
| I. | Winged Circle—from Ococingo (Guatemala). | [25] |
| II. | Winged Circle—from Egypt. | [65] |
| III. | Queen Móo’s Talisman, found in the urn containing the charred heart and Viscera of Prince Coh, in his Mausoleum, at Chicħen in 1875, by Dr. Le Plongeon. | [77] |
PRONUNCIATION AND DEFINITION OF
MAYA PROPER NAMES.
| AAC | (Ak, as in dark.) | Name of a prince. |
| BALAM | (Bǟ-läm, a as in far.) | God of agriculture. |
| CAN | (Kän, a as in far.) | Title of kings. |
| CAY | (Kǟ-ee.) | Name of a high priest. |
| CHICĦEN | (Chee-chen, chee as in cheek.) | Name of a city. |
| COH | (Kō.) | Name of a prince consort. |
| HOMEN | (Hō-men, o as in no.) | God of volcanic forces. |
| KU | (Koo, oo as in moon.) | The Supreme Intelligence. |
| MAYA | (Mǟ-yä, a as in far.) | Name of a nation. |
| MÓO | (Mō, o as in no.) | Name of a queen. |
| MU | (Moo, oo as in moon.) | Name of a country. |
| NICTÉ | (Nik-tay.) | Name of a princess. |
| YUM CIMIL | (Yoom Keémil.) | God of death. |
| ZOƆ | (Zŏdz.) | Name of a queen. |