fig. 1. dresden 74. - mayacodices.org
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Fig. 1. Dresden 74.
Crocodilian with skyband body.
Solar and lunar eclipse glyphs,
emitting rain. Note also rain waters
pouring forth from open mouth of
crocodilian.
Maya creator goddess Chak Chel in
bestial (destructive) aspect,
overturning a vessel of water.
Owl perched on head of black deity
known as God L. Note that God L
holds a spear in one hand and atlatl
darts in the other.
Fig. 2. Dresden 46.
Glyphic reference to
Ayin Pawahtun, the
figure pictured in the
upper right.
Ayin Pawahtun seated on
skyband with head of K’awil.
God L as Morning Star Venus
deity, holding a shield in one
hand and an atlatl in the other.
K’awil as victim of God L’s
dart.
Fig. 3. Paris 22.
Four Pawahtuns
seated on skyband,
surrounded by blue
cord (note: cord is a
bright blue in the
original codex).
A B C D
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2
3
A B C D
1
2 Fig. 4. Right side of
Dresden 46, middle and
bottom registers, showing
God L with weapons and
the speared K’awil.
(a)
(b)
D. 47
D. 48
D. 49
D. 50
Lahun
Chan
(named at
A2 in text).
Tawisikal
(named at
A2 in text).
Chak
Xiwitel
(named at
A2 in text).
Kakatunal
(named at
A2 in text).
Fig. 5. Venus deities from Dresden 47-50.
Figure 6. A
comparison of
Madrid 32 with
Dresden 74. Both
include a number of
similar elements,
including a black
Venus deity, Chak
Chel in her
destructive aspect,
rain waters,
skybands, and solar
and lunar eclipse
glyphs.
Fig. 7b. The maize god as the victim of
Venus’ dart on Dresden 48, lower register.
Fig. 7a. Madrid 33a. The black god
Chaak kneels in a position similar to
that of Tawisikal on right. He holds
a spear and an upraised axe and
appears poised to attack the maize
god (Tawisikal’s victim on Dresden
48).
Fig. 8. A comparison of Madrid 33a with pages 73-74 of the Dresden water table.
Note the bundles containing bar and dot numbers in each, in addition to the
skyband, rain, and eclipse iconography.
A B C D E F G H I J K L
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2
3
Figure 9. Dresden 65a-66a.
D. 65a1 D. 65a2 D. 65a3 D. 66a1 D. 66a2 D. 66a3
M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
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2
3
Figure 10. Dresden 67a-69a.
D. 67a1 D. 67a2 D. 67a3 D. 68a1 D. 68a2 D. 68a3 D. 69a1