Mixtec codices
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Mixtec codices are pre-Columbian Mesoamerican pictographic manuscripts created by the Mixtec people, recording their history, genealogy, religion, and calendrical knowledge.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mixtec codical tradition | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mesoamerican codices
ⓘ
cultural heritage ⓘ historical documents ⓘ pictographic manuscripts ⓘ |
| associatedCalendar |
260-day ritual calendar
ⓘ
365-day solar calendar ⓘ |
| coloring | polychrome painting ⓘ |
| country | Mexico ⓘ |
| creator | Mixtec people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
key sources for pre-Columbian Mesoamerican studies
ⓘ
primary sources for Mixtec history ⓘ |
| culture | Mixtec people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| format | screenfold manuscript ⓘ |
| genre |
calendrical text
ⓘ
genealogical record ⓘ historical narrative ⓘ ritual and religious text ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | endangered documentary heritage ⓘ |
| iconography |
date glyphs
ⓘ
name glyphs ⓘ place glyphs ⓘ stylized human figures ⓘ |
| languageContext | Mixtec languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material |
animal hide
ⓘ
deerskin ⓘ |
| notableExample |
Codex Becker I
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Codex Bodley NERFINISHED ⓘ Codex Colombino NERFINISHED ⓘ Codex Vindobonensis Mexicanus I NERFINISHED ⓘ Codex Zouche-Nuttall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region |
Guerrero
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Oaxaca NERFINISHED ⓘ Puebla NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scriptDirection | boustrophedon-like order ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
calendar dates
ⓘ
deities and mythology ⓘ dynastic histories ⓘ marriage alliances ⓘ noble lineages ⓘ ritual practices ⓘ wars and conquests ⓘ |
| survivingExamples | few ⓘ |
| timePeriod | pre-Columbian era ⓘ |
| use |
recording calendrical knowledge
ⓘ
recording genealogy ⓘ recording history ⓘ recording religion ⓘ |
| writingSystem | pictographic writing ⓘ |
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Mixtec codical tradition