Book V: The Omens
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Book V: The Omens is a section of the Florentine Codex that details the prophetic signs and omens recognized in pre-Hispanic Nahua (Aztec) culture.
All labels observed (1)
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| Book V: The Omens canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5363604 — 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: Book V: The Omens Context triple: [Florentine Codex, hasPart, Book V: The Omens]
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Book V
Book V is one of the later sections of Washington Irving’s satirical work *A History of New York*, continuing its mock-historical narrative of the early Dutch settlement of the city.
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Book V
Book V is a section of Nicolaus Copernicus’s seminal astronomical work "De revolutionibus orbium coelestium," contributing to his formulation of the heliocentric model.
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Book V
Book V is one of the volumes of Lactantius’s early Christian apologetic work *Divine Institutes*, continuing his systematic defense and explanation of Christian doctrine.
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Book V
Book V is a major section of John Stuart Mill’s "Principles of Political Economy" that focuses on the role and functions of government within an economic system.
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Book V
Book V is a section of Aristotle’s zoological treatise "History of Animals" that focuses on the reproduction, development, and life cycles of various animal species.
- 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: Book V: The Omens Target entity description: Book V: The Omens is a section of the Florentine Codex that details the prophetic signs and omens recognized in pre-Hispanic Nahua (Aztec) culture.
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A.
Book V
Book V is one of the later sections of Washington Irving’s satirical work *A History of New York*, continuing its mock-historical narrative of the early Dutch settlement of the city.
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B.
Book V
Book V is a section of Nicolaus Copernicus’s seminal astronomical work "De revolutionibus orbium coelestium," contributing to his formulation of the heliocentric model.
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C.
Book V
Book V is one of the volumes of Lactantius’s early Christian apologetic work *Divine Institutes*, continuing his systematic defense and explanation of Christian doctrine.
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D.
Book V
Book V is a major section of John Stuart Mill’s "Principles of Political Economy" that focuses on the role and functions of government within an economic system.
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Book V
Book V is the concluding section of Jean-Jacques Rousseau’s educational treatise "Emile, or On Education," focusing on the moral and social formation of the ideal woman through the character Sophie.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book section
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part of codex ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Aztecs
NERFINISHED
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Nahua people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containedIn | manuscript held at the Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana ⓘ |
| cultureDescribed |
Aztec Empire
NERFINISHED
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Nahua NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describes |
omens
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prophetic signs ⓘ |
| documents |
Nahua divinatory practices
ⓘ
indigenous knowledge systems ⓘ interpretation of signs ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Aztec culture
ⓘ
pre-Hispanic Nahua culture ⓘ |
| genre | ethnographic description ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Book V: The Omens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
primary source on Aztec religion
ⓘ
primary source on Nahua cosmology ⓘ |
| languageContext |
Nahuatl
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Spanish ⓘ |
| locationOfManuscript |
Florence
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | pictorial manuscript ⓘ |
| partOf | Florentine Codex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Book I of the Florentine Codex
NERFINISHED
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Book II of the Florentine Codex NERFINISHED ⓘ Book III of the Florentine Codex NERFINISHED ⓘ Book IV of the Florentine Codex NERFINISHED ⓘ Book IX of the Florentine Codex NERFINISHED ⓘ Book VI of the Florentine Codex NERFINISHED ⓘ Book VII of the Florentine Codex NERFINISHED ⓘ Book VIII of the Florentine Codex NERFINISHED ⓘ Book X of the Florentine Codex NERFINISHED ⓘ Book XI of the Florentine Codex NERFINISHED ⓘ Book XII of the Florentine Codex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subject |
cosmology
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divination ⓘ omens and portents ⓘ religious beliefs ⓘ ritual practices ⓘ |
| timePeriodDescribed |
Late Postclassic period
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pre-Hispanic Mesoamerica ⓘ |
| uses |
alphabetic text
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pictorial imagery ⓘ |
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Subject: Book V: The Omens Description of subject: Book V: The Omens is a section of the Florentine Codex that details the prophetic signs and omens recognized in pre-Hispanic Nahua (Aztec) culture.
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