Codex Selden

E170694

Mesoamerican codex Mixtec codex pictorial manuscript

Codex Selden is a pre-Hispanic Mixtec pictorial manuscript that records genealogies, dynastic histories, and ritual information from the Mixtec civilization of what is now southern Mexico.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Codex Selden canonical	3
Codex Colombino	1
MS. Arch. Selden. A. 1	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1450424 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Codex Selden
Context triple: [Mixtec civilization, notableWork, Codex Selden]

A. Codex Bodley
Codex Bodley is a pre-Columbian Mixtec pictorial manuscript that records the genealogy, dynastic history, and rituals of Mixtec rulers in what is now Oaxaca, Mexico.
B. Codex Boturini
Codex Boturini is a pre-Hispanic Aztec pictorial manuscript that chronicles the Mexica migration and the legendary origins of Tenochtitlan.
C. Codex Leicester
The Codex Leicester is a famous scientific notebook by Leonardo da Vinci, containing his observations and theories on topics such as astronomy, geology, hydrodynamics, and the properties of water.
D. Codex Atlanticus
The Codex Atlanticus is a vast collection of Leonardo da Vinci’s notebooks, sketches, and writings covering subjects from art and anatomy to engineering and scientific inventions.
E. Codex Marianus
Codex Marianus is an early Old Church Slavonic Gospel manuscript, written in the Glagolitic script and considered one of the most important monuments of Slavic medieval literature.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Codex Selden
Target entity description: Codex Selden is a pre-Hispanic Mixtec pictorial manuscript that records genealogies, dynastic histories, and ritual information from the Mixtec civilization of what is now southern Mexico.

A. Codex Bodley
Codex Bodley is a pre-Columbian Mixtec pictorial manuscript that records the genealogy, dynastic history, and rituals of Mixtec rulers in what is now Oaxaca, Mexico.
B. Codex Boturini
Codex Boturini is a pre-Hispanic Aztec pictorial manuscript that chronicles the Mexica migration and the legendary origins of Tenochtitlan.
C. Codex Leicester
The Codex Leicester is a famous scientific notebook by Leonardo da Vinci, containing his observations and theories on topics such as astronomy, geology, hydrodynamics, and the properties of water.
D. Codex Atlanticus
The Codex Atlanticus is a vast collection of Leonardo da Vinci’s notebooks, sketches, and writings covering subjects from art and anatomy to engineering and scientific inventions.
E. Codex Marianus
Codex Marianus is an early Old Church Slavonic Gospel manuscript, written in the Glagolitic script and considered one of the most important monuments of Slavic medieval literature.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Mesoamerican codex ⓘ Mixtec codex ⓘ pictorial manuscript ⓘ
artStyle	Mixtec style ⓘ
associatedWith	Mixtec royal lineages ⓘ Mixteca Alta ⓘ surface form: Mixteca Alta region Tilantongo ⓘ surface form: Ñuu Tnoo (Tilantongo)
chronologyCoverage	11th–16th centuries (approximate) ⓘ
collection	Bodleian Library ⓘ surface form: Bodleian Library, University of Oxford
colorants	mineral pigments ⓘ organic pigments ⓘ
conservationStatus	well preserved ⓘ
country	Mexico ⓘ
culture	Mixtec civilization ⓘ
currentLocation	Bodleian Library ⓘ surface form: Bodleian Libraries
depicts	Mixtec rulers ⓘ marriage alliances ⓘ ritual ceremonies ⓘ succession events ⓘ
discoveredIn	17th century (European scholarship) ⓘ
folioCount	24 leaves (approximate) ⓘ
genre	dynastic history ⓘ genealogical manuscript ⓘ ritual manuscript ⓘ
hasPart	date glyphs ⓘ glyphic name signs ⓘ pictorial scenes ⓘ place glyphs ⓘ
language	Mixtec pictographic writing ⓘ
mainSubject	Mixtec civilization ⓘ surface form: Mixtec dynasties genealogies of Mixtec nobility ⓘ ritual practices ⓘ
material	deerskin ⓘ
namedAfter	John Selden ⓘ
productionMethod	screenfold manuscript ⓘ
region	Oaxaca ⓘ
relatedTo	Codex Bodley ⓘ Codex Vindobonensis ⓘ Codex Nuttall ⓘ surface form: Codex Zouche-Nuttall
researchUse	study of Mesoamerican history ⓘ study of Mixtec genealogy ⓘ study of pre-Columbian religion ⓘ
scriptDirection	boustrophedon-like sequence ⓘ
significance	important example of pre-Hispanic Mexican manuscript tradition ⓘ key source for Mixtec dynastic history ⓘ
timePeriod	Postclassic period of Mesoamerica ⓘ surface form: Late Postclassic Mesoamerica pre-Hispanic period ⓘ
writingSystem	Mixtec pictography ⓘ

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Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Mixtec civilization → notableWork → Codex Selden ⓘ

this entity surface form: Codex Colombino

Codex Mendoza → shelfmark → Codex Selden ⓘ

this entity surface form: MS. Arch. Selden. A. 1

Ñuu Savi civilization → notableCodex → Codex Selden ⓘ

Codex Bodley → relatedTo → Codex Selden ⓘ

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Referenced by (5)

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