The Fundamental Principles of Old and New World Civilizations / A Comparative Research Based on a Study of the Ancient Mexican Religious, Sociological, and Calendrical Systems

by Zelia Nuttall

Twelve i. e. thirteen priest-rulers of Mayapan, p. [209].

GUATEMALA.

Seven tribes, seven day period, p. [179].

Four nations, four provinces, four capitals, four Tullans, pp. [164], [171].

Thirteen divisions of warriors, p. [179].

PERU.

Empire named “Four in one,” Creator named “Earth, air, fire and water in One,” four provinces, four viceroys.

Twelve i. e. thirteen wards in Cuzco, twelve divisions of year, p. [144].

Before commenting upon the above summary, and as its necessary complement, a brief examination must be made of the various modes in which the phenomenon of celestial axial rotation figured in the rituals of primitive people.

OLD WORLD.