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For instance, by referring to the plates of the Dresden and Troano codices mentioned, it will be seen that there is nothing whatever that refers to an "animal head which bears the element _akbal_ over the eye," unless we suppose it to be in plate LXVIII, 16 (from Dres. 29b) and LXVIII, 21 (from Tro. 11a).
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The lower triangle is usually sharp and extends to the top in the _akbal_ symbol, while that in the _chuen_ glyph is broad or rounded and does not extend to the top.
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The symbol of the month _Zoɔ_ (_Tsoz_ or _Zotz_) also contains this supposed _akbal_ glyph, but in the varied form last above mentioned, which, as we have said, bears a strong resemblance to the _chuen_ symbol.
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Seler considers synonymous, is probably essentially distinct, as it bears a somewhat stronger resemblance to the _chuen_ than to the _akbal_ symbol.
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Here the left-hand character is the _akbal_ symbol (though not complete) surrounded by a circle of dots.
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He remarks that "in a number of hieroglyphs the character _imix_ stands as an equivalent of a peculiar animal head which bears as a distinctive mark the element _akbal_ over the eye.
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