Grolier Codex
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The Grolier Codex is a pre-Columbian Maya screenfold manuscript, considered one of the oldest surviving books from the Americas and notable for its astronomical and ritual content.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Grolier Codex canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6561173 — 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: Grolier Codex Context triple: [Maya codices, relatedWork, Grolier Codex]
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A.
Codex Selden
Codex Selden is a pre-Hispanic Mixtec pictorial manuscript that records genealogies, dynastic histories, and ritual information from the Mixtec civilization of what is now southern Mexico.
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B.
Codex Atlanticus
The Codex Atlanticus is a vast collection of Leonardo da Vinci’s notebooks, sketches, and writings covering subjects from art and anatomy to engineering and scientific inventions.
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C.
Codex Leicester
The Codex Leicester is a famous scientific notebook by Leonardo da Vinci, containing his observations and theories on topics such as astronomy, geology, hydrodynamics, and the properties of water.
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D.
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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E.
Codex Boturini
Codex Boturini is a pre-Hispanic Aztec pictorial manuscript that chronicles the Mexica migration and the legendary origins of Tenochtitlan.
- 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: Grolier Codex Target entity description: The Grolier Codex is a pre-Columbian Maya screenfold manuscript, considered one of the oldest surviving books from the Americas and notable for its astronomical and ritual content.
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A.
Codex Selden
Codex Selden is a pre-Hispanic Mixtec pictorial manuscript that records genealogies, dynastic histories, and ritual information from the Mixtec civilization of what is now southern Mexico.
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B.
Codex Atlanticus
The Codex Atlanticus is a vast collection of Leonardo da Vinci’s notebooks, sketches, and writings covering subjects from art and anatomy to engineering and scientific inventions.
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C.
Codex Leicester
The Codex Leicester is a famous scientific notebook by Leonardo da Vinci, containing his observations and theories on topics such as astronomy, geology, hydrodynamics, and the properties of water.
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D.
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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E.
Codex Boturini
Codex Boturini is a pre-Hispanic Aztec pictorial manuscript that chronicles the Mexica migration and the legendary origins of Tenochtitlan.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Maya codex
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pre-Columbian manuscript ⓘ screenfold book ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Maya Codex of Mexico
NERFINISHED
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Sáenz Codex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authenticityDebate | subject of scholarly controversy in the 20th century ⓘ |
| authenticityStatus | generally accepted as authentic ⓘ |
| chronology | one of the oldest surviving books from the Americas ⓘ |
| colorPalette |
Maya blue
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
black ⓘ brown ⓘ red ⓘ |
| contentType |
astronomical
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divinatory ⓘ ritual ⓘ |
| country | Mexico ⓘ |
| culture | Maya civilization NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currentLocation | Museo Nacional de Antropología, Mexico City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateRange |
13th century
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Late Postclassic period ⓘ |
| discoveryContext | reported discovery in a cave in Chiapas, Mexico ⓘ |
| folioCount | 10 ⓘ |
| format | accordion-fold ⓘ |
| function |
astronomical table
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divinatory guide ⓘ ritual almanac ⓘ |
| iconography |
captives
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day signs ⓘ numerical coefficients ⓘ standing deities ⓘ weaponry ⓘ |
| language | Classical Maya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material |
amatl paper
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bark paper ⓘ stucco coating ⓘ |
| medium | painted manuscript ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Grolier Club, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryTheme | Venus table ⓘ |
| provenance | 20th-century private collection before museum acquisition ⓘ |
| region | Mesoamerica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Dresden Codex
NERFINISHED
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Madrid Codex NERFINISHED ⓘ Paris Codex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scriptType | logosyllabic ⓘ |
| significance |
key source for Maya Venus astronomy
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one of four generally accepted surviving Maya codices ⓘ |
| subject |
Maya deities
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planet Venus ⓘ ritual cycles ⓘ warfare omens ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Maya script NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Grolier Codex Description of subject: The Grolier Codex is a pre-Columbian Maya screenfold manuscript, considered one of the oldest surviving books from the Americas and notable for its astronomical and ritual content.
Referenced by (1)
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