“Or, if we enumerate the numbers on the back from right to left, so that the back of each leaf stands beneath its front:
| 6, | 7, | 8, | 9, | 10, | 11, | 12, | 13, | 14, | 15, | 16, | 17 | 25, | 26, | 27, | 28, | 0, | 0, | 0. |
| 40, | 39, | 38, | 37, | 36, | 35, | 34, | 33, | 32, | 31, | 30, | 29 | 24, | 23, | 22, | 21, | 20, | 19, | 18. |
“(2) The enlarged Codex B (20 leaves):
Front: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60.
Back: 0, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 41, 43, 43, 44, 45.
“Or, reversing, as in the preceding case, the numbers on the back:
| 1, | 2, | 3, | 4, | 5 | 46, | 47, | 48, | 49, | 50, | 51, | 52, | 53, | 54, | 55, | 56, | 57, | 58, | 59, | 60. |
| 45, | 44, | 43, | 42, | 41 | 74, | 73, | 72, | 71, | 70, | 69, | 68, | 67, | 66, | 65, | 64, | 63, | 62, | 61, | 0.” |
One of the most difficult things to account for in regard to this codex is the immense number of numeral characters it contains, many of which appear to have no reference to day or other time symbols.
Although it is not claimed that the key which will fully unlock this mystery has been found, it is believed that the discoveries made will throw considerable light on this difficult subject and limit the field of investigation relating to the signification of the Maya codices.
Before proceeding with the discussion of the subject proposed, it will not be amiss to state, for the benefit of those readers not familiar with these ancient American manuscripts, that the Maya method of designating numbers was by means of dots and lines, thus: