Madrid Codex
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The Madrid Codex is one of the few surviving pre-Columbian Maya books, notable for its hieroglyphic script and detailed ritual, calendrical, and astronomical content.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Madrid Codex II | 1 |
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Maya codex
ⓘ
archaeological artifact ⓘ pre-Columbian manuscript ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Codex Tro-Cortesianus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Códice de Madrid NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithCalendar |
260-day Tzolkʼin calendar
ⓘ
365-day Haabʼ calendar ⓘ |
| cityOfCurrentLocation | Madrid NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collection | Museo de América, Madrid NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colorPalette |
black pigment
ⓘ
blue pigment ⓘ brown pigment ⓘ red pigment ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | fragile ⓘ |
| contains |
New Year ceremonies
ⓘ
agricultural rituals ⓘ almanacs ⓘ astronomical information ⓘ calendrical tables ⓘ deity representations ⓘ divinatory content ⓘ ritual texts ⓘ zodiac-like animal series ⓘ |
| countryOfCurrentLocation | Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture | Maya civilization NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| estimatedDate | circa 12th–15th century CE ⓘ |
| features |
day-sign sequences
ⓘ
hieroglyphic captions ⓘ month-name notations ⓘ polychrome illustrations ⓘ |
| language | Classical Maya language ⓘ |
| material |
bark paper
ⓘ
stucco-coated amate paper ⓘ |
| namedAfter | city of Madrid NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfFolds | approximately 56 ⓘ |
| numberOfPages | approximately 112 sides ⓘ |
| numberOfSurvivingMayaCodices | four ⓘ |
| period | Postclassic period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| probableRegionOfOrigin |
Yucatán Peninsula
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
eastern Maya lowlands ⓘ |
| scholarlyField |
Maya epigraphy
ⓘ
Mesoamerican studies ⓘ |
| scriptDirection | left-to-right ⓘ |
| subjectFocus |
agriculture
ⓘ
astronomy ⓘ divination ⓘ rain and weather ⓘ ritual practice ⓘ |
| survivingMayaCodexAlongWith |
Dresden Codex
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Grolier Codex NERFINISHED ⓘ Paris Codex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Maya hieroglyphic script ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
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this entity surface form:
Madrid Codex II