The first row:

4 Yaxkin

14 Zac

19 Tzec

7 Xul

The second row is comprised of the repeated images of hands holding blades, and the third row contains symbols of the cardinal points, north, west, south, and east, respectively. The signs of the cardinal points, in their assigned order, indicate the course of Venus' trajectory at the beginning.

The fourth row contains the symbols of an unknown god, God D Itzamna, another unknown god, and God A Ahpuch.
The fifth row is comprised of the repeated symbols for Venus.

The sixth row contains the four numbers 236, 236, 576, and 584:

11 16

=236

16 6

= 236

11 16

=576

1 11 4

=584

which indicate to which day of the 2920 day period the position of Venus has advanced.

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