Ancient Civilizations of Mexico and Central America

Plate XXV

III	1	2	5	6	9	10	13
	East	*	North	*	West	*	South
	3	4	7	8	11	12	14
	God B	†	Woman	Good Days	God G	‡	*
	13	III	13	III	13	III	15
1							God E
Akbal							16
2	(Image 1)		(Image 2)		(Image 3)		Week of 13 days
Men							17
							Ahau
3
Manik
4
Cauac							13

Image 1: God B—rain and sky god of good powers. Holds Kan (maize) sign in his hand. Image 2: Goddess with serpent headdress possibly connected with floods. Holds Kan sign in hand. Image 3: God K—benevolent sun god. If space had been larger God E (the maize god) would probably have been drawn next.

The three pictures of gods give us an inkling into the significance of this particular table of chances. All of the gods carry the kan or maize sign in their hands. The first god is the benevolent rain god and the third is the benevolent sun god. Between them is seated the malevolent goddess of floods with a serpent on her head. The maize god is not shown but his hieroglyph is given. This tzolkin probably deals with agriculture and may be an attempt to determine lucky days for planting.