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

1

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

1

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

1

2

3

Figure 10. Dresden 67a-69a.

D. 67a1 D. 67a2 D. 67a3 D. 68a1 D. 68a2 D. 68a3 D. 69a1

Figure 11. Bicephalic earth caiman on Dresden 4b-5b.