Tzolkʼin calendar
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The Tzolkʼin calendar is a 260-day sacred ritual calendar of the ancient Maya used for divination, ceremonial events, and structuring religious life.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tzolkʼin | 7 |
| Tzolkʼin calendar canonical | 4 |
| Tzolk'in | 2 |
| Tonalpohualli | 1 |
| Tzolkin | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1350682 — 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: Tzolkʼin calendar Context triple: [Maya civilization, developed, Tzolkʼin calendar]
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A.
Ahuitzotl
Ahuitzotl was a powerful Aztec tlatoani (ruler) of Tenochtitlan known for expanding the empire to its greatest extent and overseeing major building projects, including the enlargement of the Templo Mayor.
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B.
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.
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C.
calmecac
Calmecac was an elite Aztec school where children of nobles were rigorously trained in religion, governance, warfare, and high culture to become future leaders and priests.
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D.
The Calendar
"The Calendar" is a crime thriller play by Edgar Wallace that blends mystery and melodrama around horse racing and high society intrigue.
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E.
Hebrew calendar
The Hebrew calendar is a lunisolar calendar used primarily for Jewish religious observances, holidays, and the determination of ceremonial dates.
- 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: Tzolkʼin calendar Target entity description: 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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A.
Ahuitzotl
Ahuitzotl was a powerful Aztec tlatoani (ruler) of Tenochtitlan known for expanding the empire to its greatest extent and overseeing major building projects, including the enlargement of the Templo Mayor.
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B.
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.
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C.
calmecac
Calmecac was an elite Aztec school where children of nobles were rigorously trained in religion, governance, warfare, and high culture to become future leaders and priests.
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D.
The Calendar
"The Calendar" is a crime thriller play by Edgar Wallace that blends mystery and melodrama around horse racing and high society intrigue.
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E.
Hebrew calendar
The Hebrew calendar is a lunisolar calendar used primarily for Jewish religious observances, holidays, and the determination of ceremonial dates.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Maya calendar
ⓘ
Mesoamerican calendar ⓘ divinatory calendar ⓘ ritual calendar ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Maya calendar
ⓘ
surface form:
Maya astrology
Maya cosmology ⓘ Maya religion ⓘ |
| basedOn | combination of 20 day names and 13 numbers ⓘ |
| combinedWith |
Haabʼ
ⓘ
surface form:
Haabʼ calendar
|
| forms | Calendar Round ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Sacred Round
ⓘ
Tzolkʼin calendar ⓘ
surface form:
Tzolkin
Tzolkʼin calendar ⓘ
surface form:
Tzolkʼin
|
| hasComponent |
13 numbers
ⓘ
20 day names ⓘ |
| hasConcept |
cyclical time
ⓘ
sacred time ⓘ |
| hasCulturalRegion |
Maya area
ⓘ
Mesoamerica ⓘ |
| hasCycleLength | 260 days ⓘ |
| hasDayNameCount | 20 ⓘ |
| hasDuration | 260 days ⓘ |
| hasLanguageOfName | Yucatec Maya ⓘ |
| hasNumberRange | 1 to 13 ⓘ |
| hasOriginCulture | Maya civilization ⓘ |
| hasReligiousRole |
organizing festivals
ⓘ
structuring offerings and sacrifices ⓘ |
| hasScriptRepresentation | Maya hieroglyphs ⓘ |
| hasStructure | interlocking number and day-name sequences ⓘ |
| hasTimeDepth | Pre-Columbian era ⓘ |
| hasTotalUniqueDays | 260 ⓘ |
| influenced | other Mesoamerican ritual calendars ⓘ |
| linkedTo |
agricultural cycles
ⓘ
mythological cycles ⓘ ritual cycles ⓘ |
| partOf | Maya calendar system ⓘ |
| repeatsEvery | 260 days ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
Maya epigraphy
ⓘ
Mesoamerican archaeology ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Maya priests
ⓘ
Maya peoples ⓘ
surface form:
ancient Maya
|
| usedFor |
birth date interpretation
ⓘ
ceremonial events ⓘ choosing auspicious dates ⓘ determining ritual schedules ⓘ divination ⓘ guiding personal destiny interpretations ⓘ naming days ⓘ political and dynastic ritual timing ⓘ structuring religious life ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Tzolkʼin calendar Description of subject: The Tzolkʼin calendar is a 260-day sacred ritual calendar of the ancient Maya used for divination, ceremonial events, and structuring religious life.
Referenced by (15)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Tzolkʼin
this entity surface form:
Tzolkin
this entity surface form:
Tzolkʼin
this entity surface form:
Tzolk'in
this entity surface form:
Tzolk'in
this entity surface form:
Tonalpohualli
this entity surface form:
Tzolkʼin
subject surface form:
Maya civilization
this entity surface form:
Tzolkʼin
this entity surface form:
Tzolkʼin
this entity surface form:
Tzolkʼin
this entity surface form:
Tzolkʼin