Aztec calendar
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The Aztec calendar is a complex Mesoamerican timekeeping system combining a 260-day ritual cycle and a 365-day solar year, used for religious ceremonies, divination, and agricultural planning.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mesoamerican calendar system
ⓘ
cultural artifact ⓘ timekeeping system ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Aztec priesthood
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
temple rituals ⓘ |
| associatedWithDeity | Tonatiuh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basisFor |
agricultural cycles
ⓘ
selection of auspicious days ⓘ timing of festivals ⓘ |
| calendarRoundLength | 52 years ⓘ |
| combinesCycle |
260-day ritual cycle
ⓘ
365-day solar year ⓘ |
| culture | Aztec civilization NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
tonalpohualli
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
xiuhpohualli NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCycle | 52-year calendar round ⓘ |
| hasRitualCalendarName | tonalpohualli NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRitualCalendarStructure | 20 day signs and 13 numbers ⓘ |
| hasRitualCycleLength | 260 days ⓘ |
| hasSolarCalendarName | xiuhpohualli NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSolarCalendarStructure | 18 months of 20 days plus 5 extra days ⓘ |
| hasSolarYearLength | 365 days ⓘ |
| hasUnluckyDays | nemontemi ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Maya calendar
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
earlier Mesoamerican calendars ⓘ |
| languageContext | Classical Nahuatl NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialRepresentation |
codices
ⓘ
sculptures ⓘ stone carvings ⓘ |
| nemontemiLength | 5 days ⓘ |
| region | Central Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Aztec mythology
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New Fire ceremony NERFINISHED ⓘ cosmology ⓘ |
| representedBy | Aztec Sun Stone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ritualCalendarLength | 260 days ⓘ |
| solarCalendarLength | 365 days ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Postclassic Mesoamerica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedBy | Aztecs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
agricultural planning
ⓘ
coronation ceremonies ⓘ determining omens ⓘ divination ⓘ naming days ⓘ religious ceremonies ⓘ state rituals ⓘ war planning ⓘ |
| usedIn | Mesoamerica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writingSystem | pictographic symbols ⓘ |
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