There follows below an outline[[244]] of this particular tonalamatl:
| | 1st Division | 2d Division | 3d Division | 4th Division | 5th Division |
| 1st part, 13 days, beginning with day | 1 Ix | 1 Cimi | 1 Eznab | 1 Oc | 1 Ik |
| 2d part, 26 days, beginning with day | 1 Manik | 1 Cauac | 1 Chuen | 1 Akbal | 1 Men |
| 3d part, 13 days, beginning with day | 1 Ben | 1 Chicchan | 1 Caban | 1 Muluc | 1 Imix |
| Total number of days | 52 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 52 |
Next tonalamatl: 1st Division, 1st part, 13 days, beginning with the day 1 Ix, etc.
We may now apply rule 4 (p. [253]) as a test to this tonalamatl. Multiplying the sum of all the black numbers, 13 + 26 + 13 = 52, by the number of day signs in the column of day signs, 5, we obtain 260 (52 × 5), which proves that this tonalamatl is regular and correct.
The student will note in the middle division of plate [27] that the pictures are so arranged that one picture stands under the first subdivisions of all the divisions, the second picture under the second subdivisions, and the third under the third subdivisions. It has been conjectured that these pictures represent the gods who were the patrons or guardians of the subdivisions of the tonalamatls, under which each appears. In the present case the first god pictured is the Death Deity, God A (see fig. [3]). Note the fleshless lower jaw, the truncated nose, and the vertebræ. The second deity is unknown, but the third is again the Death God, having the same characteristics as the god in the first picture. The cloak worn by this deity in the third picture shows the crossbones, which would seem to have been an emblem of death among the Maya as among us. The glyphs above these pictures probably explain the nature of the periods to which they refer, or perhaps the ceremonies peculiar or appropriate to them. In many cases the name glyphs of the deities who appear below them are given; for example, in the present text, the second and sixth glyphs in the upper row[[245]] record in each case the fact that the Death God is figured below.
The glyphs above the pictures offer one of the most promising problems in the Maya field. It seems probable, as just explained, that the four or six glyphs which stand above each of the pictures in a tonalamatl tell the meaning of the picture to which they are appended, and any advances made, looking toward their deciphering, will lead to far-reaching results in the meaning of the
nonnumerical and noncalendric signs. In part at least they show the name glyphs of the gods above which they occur, and it seems not unlikely that the remaining glyphs may refer to the actions of the deities who are portrayed; that is, to the ceremonies in which they are engaged. More extended researches along this line, however, must be made before this question can be answered.
The next tonalamatl to be examined is that shown in the lower division of plate [27], Dresden 12c. At first sight this would appear to be another tonalamatl of five divisions, like the preceding one, but a closer examination reveals the fact that the last day sign in the column of day signs is like the first, and that consequently there are only four different signs denoting four divisions. The last, or fifth sign, like the last red number to which it corresponds, merely indicates that after the 260th day the tonalamatl reenters itself and commences anew.
Prefixing the first red number, 13, to the first day sign, Chuen (see fig. [17], p, q), according to rule 1 (p. [252]), the beginning day of the tonalamatl will be found to be 13 Chuen. Adding to this the first black number, 26, according to rules 2 and 3 (p. [253]), the beginning day of the next subdivision will be found to be 13 Caban. Since this day begins only a subdivision of the tonalamatl, however, its name part Caban is omitted, and merely the coefficient 13 recorded. Commencing with the day 13 Caban and adding to it the next black number in the text, again 26, according to rules 2 and 3 (p. [253]), the beginning day of the next subdivision will be found to be 13 Akbal, represented by its coefficient 13 only. Adding the last black number in the text, 13, to 13 Akbal, according to the rules just mentioned, the beginning day of the next part of the tonalamatl will be found to be 13 Cib. And since the black 13 which gave this new day is the last black number in the text, the new day 13 Cib will be the beginning day of the next or second division of the tonalamatl, and it will be recorded as the second sign in the column of day signs. Compare the second day sign in the column of day signs with figure [17], v, w.