Codex Xolotl
E481515
Codex Xolotl is a pre-Columbian Mesoamerican pictorial manuscript that chronicles the history, migrations, and political conflicts of the Acolhua people in the Valley of Mexico.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Codex Xolotl canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4917393 — 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 Xolotl Context triple: [Tepanec War, documentedIn, Codex Xolotl]
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A.
Codex Azcatitlan
Codex Azcatitlan is a 16th-century pictorial Mesoamerican manuscript that chronicles Mexica (Aztec) history from their migration into central Mexico through the early colonial period.
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B.
Codex Chimalpahin
Codex Chimalpahin is a colonial-era Nahuatl manuscript compiled by the historian Domingo de San Antón Muñón Chimalpahin that records pre-Hispanic and early colonial central Mexican history and annals.
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C.
Pray Codex
The Pray Codex is a late 12th-century Hungarian manuscript notable for containing some of the earliest known continuous texts in the Hungarian language and one of the oldest surviving depictions of the burial of Christ.
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D.
Codex Mendoza
The Codex Mendoza is a 16th-century Aztec manuscript created shortly after the Spanish conquest that documents Mexica history, tribute, and daily life for colonial authorities.
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E.
Uta Codex
The Uta Codex is an illuminated Gospel Book from early 11th-century Germany, renowned for its lavish Ottonian artwork and association with Abbess Uta of Niedermünster.
- 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 Xolotl Target entity description: Codex Xolotl is a pre-Columbian Mesoamerican pictorial manuscript that chronicles the history, migrations, and political conflicts of the Acolhua people in the Valley of Mexico.
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A.
Codex Azcatitlan
Codex Azcatitlan is a 16th-century pictorial Mesoamerican manuscript that chronicles Mexica (Aztec) history from their migration into central Mexico through the early colonial period.
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B.
Codex Chimalpahin
Codex Chimalpahin is a colonial-era Nahuatl manuscript compiled by the historian Domingo de San Antón Muñón Chimalpahin that records pre-Hispanic and early colonial central Mexican history and annals.
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C.
Pray Codex
The Pray Codex is a late 12th-century Hungarian manuscript notable for containing some of the earliest known continuous texts in the Hungarian language and one of the oldest surviving depictions of the burial of Christ.
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D.
Codex Mendoza
The Codex Mendoza is a 16th-century Aztec manuscript created shortly after the Spanish conquest that documents Mexica history, tribute, and daily life for colonial authorities.
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E.
Uta Codex
The Uta Codex is an illuminated Gospel Book from early 11th-century Germany, renowned for its lavish Ottonian artwork and association with Abbess Uta of Niedermünster.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mesoamerican codex
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historical document ⓘ pictorial manuscript ⓘ |
| artTradition | Central Mexican codex tradition ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Acolhuacan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Texcoco NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronicles |
dynastic successions in Acolhuacan
ⓘ
political alliances in the Valley of Mexico ⓘ rise of the Acolhua in Texcoco ⓘ |
| contains |
battle scenes
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name glyphs ⓘ place glyphs ⓘ scenes of rulership and enthronement ⓘ year signs ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Nahua NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture | Acolhua NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depicts |
foundation of Texcoco
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genealogies of Acolhua rulers ⓘ history of the Acolhua people ⓘ migrations of the Acolhua people ⓘ political conflicts in the Valley of Mexico ⓘ wars among city-states in the Valley of Mexico ⓘ |
| historicalGenre |
dynastic chronicle
ⓘ
migration history ⓘ |
| language | Nahuatl ⓘ |
| material | amatl paper ⓘ |
| medium | painted manuscript ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Xolotl (Acolhua leader) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| origin | Acolhua region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| preColumbian | true ⓘ |
| region |
Central Mexico
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Valley of Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Texcocan royal lineage ⓘ |
| scholarlyField |
Mesoamerican studies
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ethnohistory of Central Mexico ⓘ |
| scriptType | pictographic ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
ethnohistory
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genealogy ⓘ migration narratives ⓘ political history ⓘ |
| timePeriodDepicted |
Postclassic period
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pre-Hispanic era ⓘ |
| usedFor |
documenting territorial expansion
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preserving dynastic memory ⓘ recording political legitimacy ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Mesoamerican pictorial notation ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Codex Xolotl Description of subject: Codex Xolotl is a pre-Columbian Mesoamerican pictorial manuscript that chronicles the history, migrations, and political conflicts of the Acolhua people in the Valley of Mexico.
Referenced by (1)
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