Codex Vindobonensis
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Codex Vindobonensis is a pre-Columbian Mesoamerican pictorial manuscript, likely of Mixtec origin, that records genealogies, rituals, and historical events.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Codex Vindobonensis canonical | 5 |
| Codex Vindobonensis 1 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6542152 — 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 Vindobonensis Context triple: [Codex Vindobonensis Mexicanus I, alsoKnownAs, Codex Vindobonensis]
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A.
Codex Basilensis
Codex Basilensis is a significant Greek New Testament manuscript known for its representative Byzantine text-type and its importance in biblical textual criticism.
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B.
Codex Vercellensis
Codex Vercellensis is an early medieval manuscript best known for preserving a collection of Old English religious poetry, including "The Dream of the Rood," within the Vercelli Book.
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C.
Codex Carolinus
Codex Carolinus is a 6th- or 7th-century bilingual manuscript fragment preserving portions of the Gothic and Latin texts of the Bible, making it an important source for the study of the Gothic language and early biblical transmission.
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D.
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.
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E.
Codex Gregorianus
The Codex Gregorianus is an early 4th-century private compilation of Roman imperial constitutions that became a foundational source for later official law codes.
- 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 Vindobonensis Target entity description: Codex Vindobonensis is a pre-Columbian Mesoamerican pictorial manuscript, likely of Mixtec origin, that records genealogies, rituals, and historical events.
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A.
Codex Basilensis
Codex Basilensis is a significant Greek New Testament manuscript known for its representative Byzantine text-type and its importance in biblical textual criticism.
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B.
Codex Vercellensis
Codex Vercellensis is an early medieval manuscript best known for preserving a collection of Old English religious poetry, including "The Dream of the Rood," within the Vercelli Book.
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C.
Codex Carolinus
Codex Carolinus is a 6th- or 7th-century bilingual manuscript fragment preserving portions of the Gothic and Latin texts of the Bible, making it an important source for the study of the Gothic language and early biblical transmission.
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D.
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.
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E.
Codex Gregorianus
The Codex Gregorianus is an early 4th-century private compilation of Roman imperial constitutions that became a foundational source for later official law codes.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Mesoamerican codex ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Codex Vindobonensis 1
ⓘ
linked to:
Codex Vindobonensis
Codex Vindobonensis Mexicanus I ⓘ Vindobonensis Mexicanus I ⓘ |
| associatedDiscipline |
Mesoamerican studies
ⓘ
art history ⓘ ethnohistory ⓘ |
| associatedPeople | Mixtec people ⓘ |
| catalogCode | Mexicanus 1 ⓘ |
| content |
genealogies
ⓘ
historical events ⓘ rituals ⓘ |
| culturalPeriod |
Postclassic Mesoamerica
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linked to:
Postclassic period of Mesoamerica
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| culture | Mixtec ⓘ |
| currentCity | Vienna ⓘ |
| currentCountry | Austria ⓘ |
| currentLocation | Austrian National Library ⓘ |
| depicts |
Mixtec rulers
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mythological scenes ⓘ ritual ceremonies ⓘ |
| format | screenfold codex ⓘ |
| genre |
genealogical record
ⓘ
historical chronicle ⓘ religious manuscript ⓘ |
| language |
Mixtec (pictorial-conventional system)
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linked to:
Mixtec pictographic script
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| material | deerskin ⓘ |
| preservationStatus | well-preserved ⓘ |
| regionOfOrigin |
Mesoamerica
ⓘ
Oaxaca region ⓘ
linked to:
Oaxaca state
|
| relatedTo |
Codex Bodley
ⓘ
Codex Colombino ⓘ Codex Zouche-Nuttall ⓘ
linked to:
Codex Nuttall
|
| repository |
Austrian National Library, Vienna
ⓘ
linked to:
Austrian National Library
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| scriptDirection | boustrophedon-like reading order ⓘ |
| scriptType | pictographic ⓘ |
| significance |
important example of Mixtec pictorial writing
ⓘ
primary source for Mixtec history ⓘ |
| subject |
Mixtec dynastic history
ⓘ
Mixtec religious practices ⓘ Mixtec royal genealogies ⓘ |
| timeOfOrigin | pre-Columbian era ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Mixtec pictographic script ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Codex Vindobonensis Description of subject: Codex Vindobonensis is a pre-Columbian Mesoamerican pictorial manuscript, likely of Mixtec origin, that records genealogies, rituals, and historical events.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Codex Vindobonensis