Codex Azcatitlan
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Codex Azcatitlan is a 16th-century pictorial Mesoamerican manuscript that chronicles Mexica (Aztec) history from their migration into central Mexico through the early colonial period.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Codex Azcatitlan canonical | 2 |
| Crónica Mexicayotl | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4000174 — 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: Codex Azcatitlan Context triple: [Codex Boturini, relatedWork, Codex Azcatitlan]
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A.
Codex Mendoza
The Codex Mendoza is a 16th-century Aztec manuscript created shortly after the Spanish conquest that documents Mexica history, tribute, and daily life for colonial authorities.
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B.
Florentine Codex
The Florentine Codex is a 16th-century encyclopedic manuscript compiled by Bernardino de Sahagún that documents Aztec culture, language, religion, and history in both Nahuatl and Spanish.
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C.
Pray Codex
The Pray Codex is a late 12th-century Hungarian manuscript notable for containing some of the earliest known continuous texts in the Hungarian language and one of the oldest surviving depictions of the burial of Christ.
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D.
Codex Vindobonensis Mexicanus I
Codex Vindobonensis Mexicanus I is a pre-Columbian Mixtec pictorial manuscript that records genealogies, rituals, and mytho-historical narratives of Mixtec rulers and deities.
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E.
Uta Codex
The Uta Codex is an illuminated Gospel Book from early 11th-century Germany, renowned for its lavish Ottonian artwork and association with Abbess Uta of Niedermünster.
- 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: Codex Azcatitlan Target entity description: Codex Azcatitlan is a 16th-century pictorial Mesoamerican manuscript that chronicles Mexica (Aztec) history from their migration into central Mexico through the early colonial period.
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A.
Codex Mendoza
The Codex Mendoza is a 16th-century Aztec manuscript created shortly after the Spanish conquest that documents Mexica history, tribute, and daily life for colonial authorities.
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B.
Florentine Codex
The Florentine Codex is a 16th-century encyclopedic manuscript compiled by Bernardino de Sahagún that documents Aztec culture, language, religion, and history in both Nahuatl and Spanish.
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C.
Pray Codex
The Pray Codex is a late 12th-century Hungarian manuscript notable for containing some of the earliest known continuous texts in the Hungarian language and one of the oldest surviving depictions of the burial of Christ.
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D.
Codex Vindobonensis Mexicanus I
Codex Vindobonensis Mexicanus I is a pre-Columbian Mixtec pictorial manuscript that records genealogies, rituals, and mytho-historical narratives of Mixtec rulers and deities.
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E.
Uta Codex
The Uta Codex is an illuminated Gospel Book from early 11th-century Germany, renowned for its lavish Ottonian artwork and association with Abbess Uta of Niedermünster.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mesoamerican codex
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historical chronicle ⓘ pictorial manuscript ⓘ |
| artStyle |
Indigenous Mesoamerican style
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hybrid Indigenous-European style ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Indigenous chroniclers of New Spain
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Mexica nobility ⓘ |
| contains |
battle scenes
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glyphs representing personal names ⓘ glyphs representing place names ⓘ images of rulers and nobles ⓘ religious scenes ⓘ scenes of evangelization ⓘ scenes of tribute collection ⓘ year signs ⓘ |
| culture |
Aztec
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linked to:
Aztec culture
Mexica ⓘ |
| dateCreated | 16th century ⓘ |
| documents |
Aztec imperial expansion
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Christianization of Indigenous people ⓘ Mexica migration into central Mexico ⓘ Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire ⓘ early colonial society in New Spain ⓘ foundation of Tenochtitlan ⓘ history of the Mexica (Aztecs) ⓘ interaction between Spaniards and Indigenous peoples ⓘ tribute and labor obligations under colonial rule ⓘ |
| geographicFocus |
Central Mexico
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Valley of Mexico ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
key source for Aztec imperial history
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key source for Mexica migration narratives ⓘ key source for early colonial Indigenous perspectives ⓘ |
| language | Nahuatl pictorial tradition ⓘ |
| materialForm | bound manuscript ⓘ |
| medium | European paper ⓘ |
| origin |
Central Mexico
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New Spain ⓘ
linked to:
Viceroyalty of New Spain
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| productionContext | early colonial Indigenous workshop ⓘ |
| scriptType |
iconographic notation
ⓘ
pictographic writing ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
Aztec historiography studies
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Mesoamerican ethnohistorical research ⓘ art historical analysis ⓘ |
| timePeriodDocumented |
Mexica migration period
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linked to:
Tenochtitlan founding legend
Postclassic Mesoamerica ⓘ
linked to:
Postclassic period of Mesoamerica
early colonial period in New Spain ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Codex Azcatitlan Description of subject: Codex Azcatitlan is a 16th-century pictorial Mesoamerican manuscript that chronicles Mexica (Aztec) history from their migration into central Mexico through the early colonial period.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Codex Azcatitlan