Representation of deities of the Maya manuscripts (1904)
Schellhas, Paul, 1859- · Cambridge, Mass. : Pub. by the Museum · leaf 355
ut they are clearly signs for it. as they are often found in con¬ nection with the picture of the Moan, Dresden 7c (PI. 23, figs. 6, 7, 21) and 10a. In both places fig. 7 is associated with the number thirteen. Schellhas also places PI. 23, fig. 17, among the Moan signs. One of the eighteen Maya… … Figs. 3, 4, 5, 6. GLYPHS OF MONTH MUAN SHOWING MOAN-BIRD CHARACTERISTICS. that the month Muan and, consequently, the sign as well, refer to the Pleiades. In connection with the screech owl referring to death, it is interesting to note that among the Nahuas the owl is considered of unlucky augury…
