Codex Chimalpopoca
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Codex Chimalpopoca is a 16th-century Nahuatl manuscript that preserves key Aztec historical narratives and mythological accounts, including versions of the creation stories and the legend of Quetzalcoatl.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Codex Chimalpopoca canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6907268 — 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 Chimalpopoca Context triple: [Aztec mythology, hasSource, Codex Chimalpopoca]
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A.
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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B.
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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C.
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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D.
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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E.
Paris Codex
The Paris Codex is one of the few surviving pre-Columbian Maya books, containing hieroglyphic texts and astronomical information that offer crucial insight into ancient Maya civilization.
- 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 Chimalpopoca Target entity description: Codex Chimalpopoca is a 16th-century Nahuatl manuscript that preserves key Aztec historical narratives and mythological accounts, including versions of the creation stories and the legend of Quetzalcoatl.
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A.
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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B.
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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C.
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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D.
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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E.
Paris Codex
The Paris Codex is one of the few surviving pre-Columbian Maya books, containing hieroglyphic texts and astronomical information that offer crucial insight into ancient Maya civilization.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mesoamerican codex
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Nahuatl manuscript ⓘ historical document ⓘ mythological text ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Aztec cosmology
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Aztec historiography ⓘ Aztec mythology ⓘ Aztec religion ⓘ
linked to:
Aztec mythology
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| chronologicalScope |
early colonial period
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pre-Hispanic period ⓘ |
| contains |
Annals of Cuauhtitlan
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Aztec historical narratives ⓘ Leyenda de los Soles ⓘ
linked to:
Legend of the Five Suns
creation stories ⓘ legend of Quetzalcoatl ⓘ mythological accounts ⓘ various calendrical and chronological notes ⓘ |
| culture |
Aztec
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linked to:
Aztec culture
Nahua ⓘ |
| date | 16th century ⓘ |
| describes |
Aztec migration traditions
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cycles of the suns (world ages) ⓘ deeds of Quetzalcoatl ⓘ genealogies of rulers ⓘ origin of the world ⓘ pre-Hispanic central Mexican history ⓘ |
| language | Classical Nahuatl ⓘ |
| material | European paper ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Carlos María de Bustamante’s friend Chimalpopoca ⓘ |
| originallyCompiledBy | anonymous Nahua scribes ⓘ |
| originallyCreatedIn |
New Spain
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linked to:
Viceroyalty of New Spain
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| period | early colonial Mesoamerica ⓘ |
| region | Central Mexico ⓘ |
| scholarlyField |
Mesoamerican studies
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anthropology ⓘ ethnohistory ⓘ religious studies ⓘ |
| script | Latin alphabet ⓘ |
| significance |
important witness to Nahuatl prose tradition
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key source for the legend of Quetzalcoatl ⓘ primary source for Aztec creation myths ⓘ |
| usedFor |
comparative mythology
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reconstruction of Aztec chronology ⓘ study of Nahua language ⓘ study of Nahua religion ⓘ study of pre-Columbian Mesoamerica ⓘ |
| writingSystem | alphabetic ⓘ |
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Subject: Codex Chimalpopoca Description of subject: Codex Chimalpopoca is a 16th-century Nahuatl manuscript that preserves key Aztec historical narratives and mythological accounts, including versions of the creation stories and the legend of Quetzalcoatl.
Referenced by (3)
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