The Dresden Codex, upper-left of page 47.

The signs of the day with their respective coefficients from the first thirteen rows are connected to each of the dates of the month of row fourteen, on each page, forming a complete date of the calendar.

II Ahau I Oc IV Ahau XII Lamat

X Ahau IX Oc XII Ahau VII Lamat

V Ahau IV Oc VII Ahau II Lamat

XIII Ahau XII Oc II Ahau X Lamat

VII Ahau VII Oc X Ahau V Lamat

III Ahau II Oc V Ahau XIII Lamat

XI Ahau X Oc XIII Ahau VIII Lamat

VI Ahau V Oc VIII Ahau III Lamat

I Ahau XIII Oc III Ahau XI Lamat

IX Ahau VIII Oc XI Ahau VI Lamat

IV Ahau III Oc VI Ahau I Lamat

XII Ahau XI Oc I Ahau IX Lamat

VII Ahau VI Oc IX Ahau IV Lamat

3 Cumhu 8 Zotz 18 Pax 6 Kayab

The sixteenth row shows the repeated symbol of a
blade and a hand, which indicate that these pages
should be read form left to right, following the
extended fingers of the hands.
The seventeenth row depicts the signs for the
cardinal points; north, west, south, and east.
The next row displays the signs of various gods:
God K Multudzec, God C Xaman Ek, a god Moan,
and God N Uayayeb.
The nineteenth row depicts a series of symbols
representing Venus. These denote the division of
the apparent revolution of the planet.

2
5
0
=820
2
9
10
=210
3
4
0
=1160
3
4
8
=1168

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II Ahau	I Oc	IV Ahau	XII Lamat
X Ahau	IX Oc	XII Ahau	VII Lamat
V Ahau	IV Oc	VII Ahau	II Lamat
XIII Ahau	XII Oc	II Ahau	X Lamat
VII Ahau	VII Oc	X Ahau	V Lamat
III Ahau	II Oc	V Ahau	XIII Lamat
XI Ahau	X Oc	XIII Ahau	VIII Lamat
VI Ahau	V Oc	VIII Ahau	III Lamat
I Ahau	XIII Oc	III Ahau	XI Lamat
IX Ahau	VIII Oc	XI Ahau	VI Lamat
IV Ahau	III Oc	VI Ahau	I Lamat
XII Ahau	XI Oc	I Ahau	IX Lamat
VII Ahau	VI Oc	IX Ahau	IV Lamat
3 Cumhu	8 Zotz	18 Pax	6 Kayab