Representation of deities of the Maya manuscripts (1904)
Schellhas, Paul, 1859- · Cambridge, Mass. : Pub. by the Museum · leaf 380
364 ANIMAL FIGURES IN THE MAYA CODICES glyphs in the codices for the month Kankin show the same element (text figs. 8-10). 1 he Nahua day sign Itzcuintli signifies dog and corre¬ sponds to the Maya Oc (PI. 36, figs. 9-11). This in turn is considered by many to stand for the dog as the animal of … Figs. 8, 9, 10. GLYPHS FOR MAYA MONTH KANKIN (RIBS OF DOG). death and signifies the end. The sore, cropped ears of the domesticated dog are supposed to be represented in this sign, Oc. Nahua and other day signs for Itzcuintli (dog) are shown in PI. 36, figs. 4, 6, 13. Bear ( Ursus machetes; U.…
