Aztec calendar
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The Aztec calendar is a complex Mesoamerican timekeeping system combining a 260-day ritual cycle and a 365-day solar year, used for religious ceremonies, divination, and agricultural planning.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Aztec calendar canonical | 9 |
| Aztec solar calendar | 3 |
| Aztec calendar system | 1 |
| Aztec ceremonial calendar | 1 |
| Aztec sacred calendar (Tonalpohualli) | 1 |
| Aztec solar calendar (Xiuhpohualli) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11241874 — 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 calendar Context triple: [Maya calendar, influenced, Aztec calendar]
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A.
Mesoamerican calendar
The Mesoamerican calendar is an ancient system of interlocking ritual and solar cycles used by various pre-Columbian civilizations in central America to structure time, religious ceremonies, and agricultural activities.
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B.
Maya calendar
The Maya calendar is an ancient Mesoamerican timekeeping system composed of interlocking cyclical calendars used for ritual, agricultural, and astronomical purposes by the Maya civilization.
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C.
Mesoamerican Long Count calendar
The Mesoamerican Long Count calendar is an ancient Mesoamerican timekeeping system that tracks days in a linear count from a mythological starting point, most famously used by the Maya and other regional civilizations.
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D.
Tzolkʼin calendar
The Tzolkʼin calendar is a 260-day sacred ritual calendar of the ancient Maya used for divination, ceremonial events, and structuring religious life.
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E.
Piedra del Sol
Piedra del Sol is a monumental Aztec basalt sculpture, often called the Aztec Sun Stone, renowned for its intricate calendrical and cosmological carvings.
- 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 calendar Target entity description: The Aztec calendar is a complex Mesoamerican timekeeping system combining a 260-day ritual cycle and a 365-day solar year, used for religious ceremonies, divination, and agricultural planning.
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A.
Mesoamerican calendar
The Mesoamerican calendar is an ancient system of interlocking ritual and solar cycles used by various pre-Columbian civilizations in central America to structure time, religious ceremonies, and agricultural activities.
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B.
Maya calendar
The Maya calendar is an ancient Mesoamerican timekeeping system composed of interlocking cyclical calendars used for ritual, agricultural, and astronomical purposes by the Maya civilization.
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C.
Mesoamerican Long Count calendar
The Mesoamerican Long Count calendar is an ancient Mesoamerican timekeeping system that tracks days in a linear count from a mythological starting point, most famously used by the Maya and other regional civilizations.
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D.
Tzolkʼin calendar
The Tzolkʼin calendar is a 260-day sacred ritual calendar of the ancient Maya used for divination, ceremonial events, and structuring religious life.
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E.
Piedra del Sol
Piedra del Sol is a monumental Aztec basalt sculpture, often called the Aztec Sun Stone, renowned for its intricate calendrical and cosmological carvings.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mesoamerican calendar system
ⓘ
cultural artifact ⓘ timekeeping system ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Aztec priesthood
ⓘ
temple rituals ⓘ |
| associatedWithDeity | Tonatiuh ⓘ |
| basisFor |
agricultural cycles
ⓘ
selection of auspicious days ⓘ timing of festivals ⓘ |
| calendarRoundLength | 52 years ⓘ |
| combinesCycle |
260-day ritual cycle
ⓘ
365-day solar year ⓘ |
| culture |
Aztec civilization
ⓘ
linked to:
Aztec culture
|
| hasComponent |
tonalpohualli
ⓘ
xiuhpohualli ⓘ |
| hasCycle | 52-year calendar round ⓘ |
| hasRitualCalendarName | tonalpohualli ⓘ |
| hasRitualCalendarStructure | 20 day signs and 13 numbers ⓘ |
| hasRitualCycleLength | 260 days ⓘ |
| hasSolarCalendarName | xiuhpohualli ⓘ |
| hasSolarCalendarStructure | 18 months of 20 days plus 5 extra days ⓘ |
| hasSolarYearLength | 365 days ⓘ |
| hasUnluckyDays | nemontemi ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Maya calendar
ⓘ
earlier Mesoamerican calendars ⓘ |
| languageContext | Classical Nahuatl ⓘ |
| materialRepresentation |
codices
ⓘ
sculptures ⓘ stone carvings ⓘ |
| nemontemiLength | 5 days ⓘ |
| region | Central Mexico ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Aztec mythology
ⓘ
New Fire ceremony ⓘ cosmology ⓘ |
| representedBy |
Aztec Sun Stone
ⓘ
linked to:
Piedra del Sol
|
| ritualCalendarLength | 260 days ⓘ |
| solarCalendarLength | 365 days ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Postclassic Mesoamerica
ⓘ
linked to:
Postclassic period of Mesoamerica
|
| usedBy |
Aztecs
ⓘ
linked to:
Mexica
|
| usedFor |
agricultural planning
ⓘ
coronation ceremonies ⓘ determining omens ⓘ divination ⓘ naming days ⓘ religious ceremonies ⓘ state rituals ⓘ war planning ⓘ |
| usedIn | Mesoamerica ⓘ |
| writingSystem | pictographic symbols ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Aztec calendar Description of subject: The Aztec calendar is a complex Mesoamerican timekeeping system combining a 260-day ritual cycle and a 365-day solar year, used for religious ceremonies, divination, and agricultural planning.
Referenced by (16)
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