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Balam. Note the yax glyph, , mean<strong>in</strong>g ‘first’ on the forehead.<br />

(Yax Balam was one of the heros from the <strong>Maya</strong> creation myth<br />

called the Popol Vuh.)<br />

Ten (lajun) – <strong>The</strong> skull of the God of Death. Note<br />

the large fleshless jaw. Sometimes there will be a ‘%’ sign on the<br />

check (a <strong>Maya</strong> sign of death).<br />

Eleven (buluk) - Head of the Earth Goddess. Note<br />

the cross-hatched eye and the curl on the forehead <strong>in</strong> the shape<br />

of a question mark.<br />

Twelve (lajcha) – A god who wears the sky symbol,<br />

,chan, on his forehead.<br />

For numbers 13 through 19, the glyphs are the same as for<br />

the numbers 3 through 9, except that the fleshless jaw of the God<br />

of Death is added:<br />

Thirteen (uxlajun) - Same as the number three,<br />

except that the glyph has the jawbone of the God of Death.<br />

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