Aztec codices
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Aztec codices are pre-Columbian and early colonial-era pictorial manuscripts created by the Aztec civilization that record their history, religion, astronomy, and daily life.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Aztec codices canonical | 8 |
| Nahua scribes | 2 |
| Aztec manuscripts | 1 |
| Aztec pictorial codices | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6561322 — 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: Aztec codices Context triple: [Calendar Round, representedIn, Aztec codices]
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A.
Maya codices
The Maya codices are a small surviving collection of pre-Columbian bark-paper books that record the ancient Maya’s astronomical, calendrical, and ritual knowledge.
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B.
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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C.
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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D.
Florentine Codex
The Florentine Codex is a 16th-century encyclopedic manuscript compiled by Bernardino de Sahagún that documents Aztec culture, language, religion, and history in both Nahuatl and Spanish.
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E.
Grolier Codex (Maya Codex of Mexico)
The Grolier Codex, also known as the Maya Codex of Mexico, is one of the few surviving pre-Hispanic Maya screenfold books, notable for its astronomical content and status as one of the oldest known books from the Americas.
- 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: Aztec codices Target entity description: Aztec codices are pre-Columbian and early colonial-era pictorial manuscripts created by the Aztec civilization that record their history, religion, astronomy, and daily life.
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A.
Maya codices
The Maya codices are a small surviving collection of pre-Columbian bark-paper books that record the ancient Maya’s astronomical, calendrical, and ritual knowledge.
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B.
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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C.
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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D.
Florentine Codex
The Florentine Codex is a 16th-century encyclopedic manuscript compiled by Bernardino de Sahagún that documents Aztec culture, language, religion, and history in both Nahuatl and Spanish.
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E.
Grolier Codex (Maya Codex of Mexico)
The Grolier Codex, also known as the Maya Codex of Mexico, is one of the few surviving pre-Hispanic Maya screenfold books, notable for its astronomical content and status as one of the oldest known books from the Americas.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mesoamerican manuscript
ⓘ
historical document ⓘ primary source ⓘ |
| artStyle |
Aztec iconography
ⓘ
linked to:
Aztec pictographic writing
|
| calendarSystem |
tonalpohualli (260-day ritual calendar)
ⓘ
xiuhpohualli (365-day solar calendar) ⓘ |
| colorUse | mineral pigments ⓘ |
| colorUse | vegetal pigments ⓘ |
| culture |
Aztec civilization
ⓘ
linked to:
Aztec culture
Nahua peoples ⓘ
linked to:
Nahua
|
| currentLocation |
European libraries and museums
ⓘ
Mexican archives and museums ⓘ |
| document |
Aztec history
ⓘ
Aztec religion ⓘ astronomical knowledge ⓘ daily life ⓘ genealogies ⓘ land tenure ⓘ ritual calendars ⓘ tribute records ⓘ |
| format |
screenfold book
ⓘ
single-sheet manuscript ⓘ |
| geographicLocation | Central Mexico ⓘ |
| language |
Nahuatl
ⓘ
Spanish (glosses) ⓘ |
| material |
European paper
ⓘ
amatl paper ⓘ deerskin ⓘ |
| notableExample |
Codex Aubin
ⓘ
Codex Borbonicus ⓘ Codex Borgia ⓘ Codex Boturini ⓘ Codex Fejérváry-Mayer ⓘ
linked to:
Codex Borgia
Codex Florentine ⓘ Codex Mendoza ⓘ Codex Telleriano-Remensis ⓘ |
| postConquestFeature |
Christian elements
ⓘ
alphabetic annotations ⓘ |
| postConquestProduction | continued under Spanish rule ⓘ |
| religiousContent |
ceremonies
ⓘ
deities ⓘ myths ⓘ |
| survivalStatus | few pre-Conquest examples survive ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
early colonial period
ⓘ
pre-Columbian era ⓘ |
| use |
administration
ⓘ
divination ⓘ historical record ⓘ legal evidence ⓘ ritual guidance ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Aztec pictographic script
ⓘ
linked to:
Aztec pictographic writing
Nahuatl glosses ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Aztec codices Description of subject: Aztec codices are pre-Columbian and early colonial-era pictorial manuscripts created by the Aztec civilization that record their history, religion, astronomy, and daily life.
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Aztec codices
linked to: Aztec codices
subject linked to:
tonalli
linked to: Aztec codices
linked to: Aztec codices
subject linked to:
xiuhpohualli