Paris Codex
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The Paris Codex is one of the few surviving pre-Columbian Maya books, containing hieroglyphic texts and astronomical information that offer crucial insight into ancient Maya civilization.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Paris Codex canonical | 8 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6561074 — 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: Paris Codex Context triple: [Maya script, UNESCOMemoryOfTheWorld, Paris Codex]
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A.
Madrid Codex
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.
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B.
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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C.
Codex Chimalpahin
Codex Chimalpahin is a colonial-era Nahuatl manuscript compiled by the historian Domingo de San Antón Muñón Chimalpahin that records pre-Hispanic and early colonial central Mexican history and annals.
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D.
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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E.
Codex Azcatitlan
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.
- 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: Paris Codex Target entity description: The Paris Codex is one of the few surviving pre-Columbian Maya books, containing hieroglyphic texts and astronomical information that offer crucial insight into ancient Maya civilization.
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A.
Madrid Codex
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.
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B.
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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C.
Codex Chimalpahin
Codex Chimalpahin is a colonial-era Nahuatl manuscript compiled by the historian Domingo de San Antón Muñón Chimalpahin that records pre-Hispanic and early colonial central Mexican history and annals.
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D.
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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E.
Codex Azcatitlan
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Maya codex
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pre-Columbian manuscript ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Codex Peresianus
ⓘ
Codex Pérez ⓘ
linked to:
Madrid Codex
|
| approximateDate |
Late Postclassic period
ⓘ
circa 13th–15th century ⓘ |
| authenticity | generally accepted as pre-Columbian ⓘ |
| contains |
astronomical tables
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calendar data ⓘ hieroglyphic texts ⓘ ritual information ⓘ |
| culture | Maya civilization ⓘ |
| currentCity | Paris ⓘ |
| currentCountry | France ⓘ |
| currentLocation | Bibliothèque nationale de France ⓘ |
| depicts |
Maya gods
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astronomical symbols ⓘ ritual scenes ⓘ |
| format | screenfold manuscript ⓘ |
| genre |
almanac
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astronomical text ⓘ ritual calendar ⓘ |
| hasPart |
almanacs of deities
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folded pages ⓘ katun prophecy section ⓘ zodiac-like sequence ⓘ |
| language | Classical Maya ⓘ |
| material |
bark paper
ⓘ
stucco-coated amate ⓘ |
| oneOf | four surviving Maya codices ⓘ |
| originRegion |
Northern Maya lowlands
ⓘ
linked to:
Maya lowlands
Yucatán Peninsula ⓘ |
| partOf | Maya codices ⓘ |
| preservationStatus | fragmentary ⓘ |
| scriptDirection |
left-to-right
ⓘ
top-to-bottom ⓘ |
| shelfmark |
Bibliothèque nationale de France Mexicain 386
ⓘ
linked to:
Bibliothèque nationale de France
|
| significance |
important evidence of pre-Columbian Maya book tradition
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key source for understanding ancient Maya astronomy ⓘ |
| sisterCodex |
Dresden Codex
ⓘ
Grolier Codex ⓘ Madrid Codex ⓘ |
| studiedBy |
Mayanists
ⓘ
archaeoastronomers ⓘ epigraphers ⓘ |
| subject |
Maya deities
ⓘ
astronomy ⓘ divination ⓘ ritual cycles ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Maya hieroglyphic script
ⓘ
linked to:
Maya hieroglyphs
|
| writingSystemFamily | Mesoamerican writing systems ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Paris Codex Description of subject: The Paris Codex is one of the few surviving pre-Columbian Maya books, containing hieroglyphic texts and astronomical information that offer crucial insight into ancient Maya civilization.
Referenced by (8)
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