Codex Vaticanus B
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Codex Vaticanus B, also known as Codex Vaticanus 3773, is an Aztec
ritual and divinatory document. It is a member of the Borgia Group
of manuscripts. It contains 49 leaves, 48 of them are painted on both sides.
, Tlaxcala
, in Mexico
. It is one of largest codices from Borgia Group. Written in the nahuatl
language, it was made from animal skin. Currently it is housed at the Vatican Library
.
It was translated by Eduard Seler and published in 1902 in London.
called tonalpohualli
(day count).
Aztec
The Aztec people were certain ethnic groups of central Mexico, particularly those groups who spoke the Nahuatl language and who dominated large parts of Mesoamerica in the 14th, 15th and 16th centuries, a period referred to as the late post-classic period in Mesoamerican chronology.Aztec is the...
ritual and divinatory document. It is a member of the Borgia Group
Borgia Group
The Borgia Group is the designation given by scholars to a number of mostly pre-Columbian documents from central Mexico, first identified by Eduard Seler. They are distinguished by their religious content, while the pre-Columbian codices of the Mixtec group are principally historical...
of manuscripts. It contains 49 leaves, 48 of them are painted on both sides.
History
The place of origin is region of Choluli in PueblaPuebla
Puebla officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Puebla is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 217 municipalities and its capital city is Puebla....
, Tlaxcala
Tlaxcala
Tlaxcala officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Tlaxcala is one of the 31 states which along with the Federal District comprise the 32 federative entities of Mexico. It is divided into 60 municipalities and its capital city is Tlaxcala....
, in Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
. It is one of largest codices from Borgia Group. Written in the nahuatl
Nahuatl
Nahuatl is thought to mean "a good, clear sound" This language name has several spellings, among them náhuatl , Naoatl, Nauatl, Nahuatl, Nawatl. In a back formation from the name of the language, the ethnic group of Nahuatl speakers are called Nahua...
language, it was made from animal skin. Currently it is housed at the Vatican Library
Vatican Library
The Vatican Library is the library of the Holy See, currently located in Vatican City. It is one of the oldest libraries in the world and contains one of the most significant collections of historical texts. Formally established in 1475, though in fact much older, it has 75,000 codices from...
.
It was translated by Eduard Seler and published in 1902 in London.
Contents
Codex Vaticanus described with details the 260 day ritual cycle Aztec calendarAztec calendar
The Aztec calendar is the calendar system that was used by the Aztecs as well as other Pre-Columbian peoples of central Mexico. It is one of the Mesoamerican calendars, sharing the basic structure of calendars from throughout ancient Mesoamerica....
called tonalpohualli
Tonalpohualli
The tonalpohualli, a Nahuatl word meaning "count of days", is a 260-day sacred period in use in pre-Columbian Mesoamerica, especially among the Aztecs. This calendrical period is neither solar nor lunar, but rather consists of 20 trecena, or 13-day periods...
(day count).
See also
- Codex Vaticanus A
- Codex BorgiaCodex BorgiaThe Codex Borgia is a Mesoamerican ritual and divinatory manuscript. It is generally believed to have been written before the Spanish conquest of Mexico, somewhere within what is now today southern or western Puebla...
- Codex LaudCodex LaudThe Codex Laud, or Laudianus, is an important sixteenth century manuscript associated with William Laud, an English archbishop who was the former owner of this ancient Mexican codex...
- Codex Vindobonensis Mexicanus ICodex Vindobonensis Mexicanus ICodex Vindobonensis Mexicanus I, also known as Codex Vindobonensis C, or Codex Mexicanus I is an accordion-folded pre-Columbian piece of Mixtec writing. It is a ritual-calendrical and genealogical document dated to the 14th century.- Contents :...
External links
- Codex Vaticanus 3773, Foundation for the Advancement of Mesoamerican Studies
- Universitätsbibliothek Rostock - Codex Vaticanus 3773 B (Loubat 1900)
- Borgia Group of Unknown Provenience
- Page from Vaticanus B