Quechua months

H.arna^ni^ months

Aztec months

1. Qhapac Raymi

3. H.azi^ra^n

14. Quecholli

arrows;

arrows

breechclouts

piece of cloth

2. Kamay

4. Tammu^z

15. Panquetzaliztli

mock battle;

sham battles

grinding of bones;

grinding of bones;

16. Atemoztli

peanuts

walnuts

pumpkin seeds

3. Haton~ Poqoy

5. A^b

17. Tititl

firewood

bake

box of torches

4. Pawqar Waray

6. Aylu^l

18. Oauhquiltamalqualiztli

bathe in heated water;

bathed in hot water

1. Quavitleloa

fastened chicken wingbone

put wings

on necks of boys

on children's shoulders

5. Ayriwa

7. Tis^ri^n al-Awwal

2. Tlacaxipeoaliztli

llama;

thigh of camel;

thigh

chicha was spilled

wine was spilled

6. Aymoray

8. Tis^ri^n al-Ta^ni^

4. Veytocoztli

toasted maize

bread

toasted maize

7. Inti Raymi

9. Ka^nu^n al-Awwal

5. Toxcatl

warrior

sovereignty;

captains and warriors

8. C^awawarkis

6. Etzalcualiztli

irrigation

plants of the water

lagoon or spring;

10. Ka^nu^n al-Ta^ni^

burn pine

incense

9. Yapakis

11. S^uba^t.

Sun

Sun

10. Sitowa

12. A^da^r

7. Tecuilhuitontli

new moon;

moon;

salt;

salt

10. Xocohuetzi

porridge is smeared on face;

kohl is applied to eyelids;

faces are powdered;

beast is sacrificed and is

zabruh^ is slain and its

captives are tortured,

examined

convulsions observed

they twist and turn

11. K'antaray

1. Ni^sa^n

12. Teotleco

Lord of the Hours

gods as hours

12. Ayamarka

2. Ayya^r

13. Tepeilhuitl

resinous trees (p. 473)

smell the rose

al-Nadi^m: Fihrist.

Bernardino de Sahagun:

Handbook of South American

chapter 9, section 1.

A History of Ancient Mexico.

Indians. Vol. 2, pp. 308-311.

[Abu^ Sa<i^d Wahb]

Fisk U. Press, 1932.