Codex Borbonicus
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Codex Borbonicus is a pre-Columbian Mesoamerican pictorial manuscript, likely created by Aztec priests, that records ritual calendars, ceremonies, and cosmological beliefs.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Codex Borbonicus canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4619360 — 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 Borbonicus Context triple: [Postclassic period of Mesoamerica, notableDocument, Codex Borbonicus]
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A.
Codex Borgia
Codex Borgia is a richly illustrated pre-Columbian Mesoamerican ritual and divinatory manuscript, renowned as one of the most important surviving examples of Indigenous pictorial books from central Mexico.
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B.
Codex Boturini
Codex Boturini is a pre-Hispanic Aztec pictorial manuscript that chronicles the Mexica migration and the legendary origins of Tenochtitlan.
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C.
Codex Aubin
Codex Aubin is a 16th-century Nahua pictorial manuscript that chronicles the history, migrations, and dynastic events of the Mexica (Aztecs) from their origins through the early colonial period.
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D.
Codex Trivulzianus
Codex Trivulzianus is a manuscript notebook by Leonardo da Vinci containing his studies in language, engineering, and various scientific and artistic subjects.
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E.
Codex Argenteus
Codex Argenteus is a 6th-century illuminated manuscript containing a major portion of the Gothic translation of the Bible, renowned for its silver and gold ink on purple parchment.
- 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 Borbonicus Target entity description: Codex Borbonicus is a pre-Columbian Mesoamerican pictorial manuscript, likely created by Aztec priests, that records ritual calendars, ceremonies, and cosmological beliefs.
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A.
Codex Borgia
Codex Borgia is a richly illustrated pre-Columbian Mesoamerican ritual and divinatory manuscript, renowned as one of the most important surviving examples of Indigenous pictorial books from central Mexico.
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B.
Codex Boturini
Codex Boturini is a pre-Hispanic Aztec pictorial manuscript that chronicles the Mexica migration and the legendary origins of Tenochtitlan.
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C.
Codex Aubin
Codex Aubin is a 16th-century Nahua pictorial manuscript that chronicles the history, migrations, and dynastic events of the Mexica (Aztecs) from their origins through the early colonial period.
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D.
Codex Trivulzianus
Codex Trivulzianus is a manuscript notebook by Leonardo da Vinci containing his studies in language, engineering, and various scientific and artistic subjects.
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E.
Codex Argenteus
Codex Argenteus is a 6th-century illuminated manuscript containing a major portion of the Gothic translation of the Bible, renowned for its silver and gold ink on purple parchment.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Aztec manuscript
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Mesoamerican codex ⓘ pictorial manuscript ⓘ |
| artStyle | Aztec style ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Tenochtitlan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collection | Bibliothèque de l’Assemblée nationale (France) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coloration | polychrome ⓘ |
| condition | incomplete at the beginning ⓘ |
| contains |
260-day ritual calendar
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52-year calendar cycle ⓘ New Fire ceremony depiction ⓘ day signs and number signs ⓘ images of gods and goddesses ⓘ veintena festivals sequence ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| creator | Aztec priests NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture | Aztec NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currentLocation |
Palais Bourbon
NERFINISHED
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Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depicts |
Aztec gods
NERFINISHED
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astronomical and calendrical symbols ⓘ ritual offerings ⓘ sacrificial scenes ⓘ |
| format | screenfold codex ⓘ |
| genre |
divinatory almanac
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religious manuscript ⓘ ritual calendar ⓘ |
| language | Nahuatl (pictorial, non-alphabetic) ⓘ |
| material |
amatl paper
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bark paper ⓘ |
| origin |
Central Mexico
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Valley of Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Aztec religion ⓘ |
| researchField |
Mesoamerican studies
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art history ⓘ ethnohistory ⓘ |
| scriptDirection | right-to-left (reading order of pages) ⓘ |
| shelfmark | MS 1 ⓘ |
| significance | one of the most important surviving Aztec codices ⓘ |
| subject |
Aztec deities
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Aztec festivals ⓘ ceremonies ⓘ cosmological beliefs ⓘ ritual calendars ⓘ tonalpohualli ⓘ xiuhpohualli ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
early colonial period
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late pre-Columbian era ⓘ |
| use |
divination
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priestly instruction ⓘ ritual planning ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Aztec pictographic script ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Codex Borbonicus Description of subject: Codex Borbonicus is a pre-Columbian Mesoamerican pictorial manuscript, likely created by Aztec priests, that records ritual calendars, ceremonies, and cosmological beliefs.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Xiuhcoatl