Dresden Codex
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The Dresden Codex is one of the oldest surviving pre-Columbian Maya books, renowned for its detailed astronomical tables, ritual calendars, and hieroglyphic inscriptions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Dresden Codex canonical | 7 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7107592 — 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: Dresden Codex Context triple: [God D, appearsIn, Dresden Codex]
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A.
Grolier Codex (Maya Codex of Mexico)
The Grolier Codex, also known as the Maya Codex of Mexico, is one of the few surviving pre-Hispanic Maya screenfold books, notable for its astronomical content and status as one of the oldest known books from the Americas.
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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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C.
Maya codices
The Maya codices are a small surviving collection of pre-Columbian bark-paper books that record the ancient Maya’s astronomical, calendrical, and ritual knowledge.
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D.
Paris Codex
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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E.
Codex Chimalpopoca
Codex Chimalpopoca is a 16th-century Nahuatl manuscript that preserves key Aztec historical narratives and mythological accounts, including versions of the creation stories and the legend of Quetzalcoatl.
- 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: Dresden Codex Target entity description: The Dresden Codex is one of the oldest surviving pre-Columbian Maya books, renowned for its detailed astronomical tables, ritual calendars, and hieroglyphic inscriptions.
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A.
Grolier Codex (Maya Codex of Mexico)
The Grolier Codex, also known as the Maya Codex of Mexico, is one of the few surviving pre-Hispanic Maya screenfold books, notable for its astronomical content and status as one of the oldest known books from the Americas.
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B.
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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C.
Maya codices
The Maya codices are a small surviving collection of pre-Columbian bark-paper books that record the ancient Maya’s astronomical, calendrical, and ritual knowledge.
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D.
Paris Codex
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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E.
Codex Chimalpopoca
Codex Chimalpopoca is a 16th-century Nahuatl manuscript that preserves key Aztec historical narratives and mythological accounts, including versions of the creation stories and the legend of Quetzalcoatl.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (60)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Maya codex
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archaeological artifact ⓘ pre-Columbian manuscript ⓘ |
| acquisition |
acquired by the Royal Library in Dresden in the 18th century
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brought to Europe in the colonial period ⓘ |
| associatedCalendar |
260-day Tzolk’in calendar
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linked to:
Tzolkʼin calendar
365-day Haab’ calendar ⓘ Long Count calendar ⓘ |
| collection |
Sächsische Landesbibliothek – Staats- und Universitätsbibliothek Dresden
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linked to:
Saxon State and University Library Dresden
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| conservationStatus |
fragile
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partially damaged by water during World War II ⓘ |
| contains |
New Year pages
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Venus tables ⓘ astronomical tables ⓘ divinatory almanacs ⓘ eclipse tables ⓘ hieroglyphic inscriptions ⓘ rain and agriculture almanacs ⓘ ritual calendars ⓘ |
| containsDeityDepictions |
Chaac
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Itzamna ⓘ various Maya gods and goddesses ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Mexico ⓘ |
| culture | Maya civilization ⓘ |
| currentLocation |
Dresden, Germany
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linked to:
Dresden
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| dateOfCreation | 11th–12th century ⓘ |
| digitalAvailability | digitized and accessible online by SLUB Dresden ⓘ |
| dimension |
approximately 20 cm in height
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approximately 3.5 meters in total length when unfolded ⓘ |
| earliestPossibleDate | 10th century ⓘ |
| format | screenfold codex ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Venus table section
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almanacs of gods and rituals ⓘ eclipse table section ⓘ flood and catastrophe pages ⓘ |
| language | Classical Maya ⓘ |
| latestPossibleDate | 13th century ⓘ |
| material |
amatl paper
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bark paper ⓘ |
| namedAfter | city of Dresden ⓘ |
| numberOfPages |
39 leaves
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78 pages (recto and verso) ⓘ |
| origin |
Maya Lowlands
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linked to:
Maya lowlands
Yucatán Peninsula ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Grolier Codex
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Madrid Codex ⓘ Paris Codex ⓘ |
| reproduction | facsimile editions published ⓘ |
| scriptDirection |
left-to-right
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top-to-bottom in columns ⓘ |
| shelfmark | Mscr. Dresd. R 310 ⓘ |
| significance |
key source for understanding Maya astronomy
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key source for understanding Maya calendar systems ⓘ one of the most complete surviving Maya codices ⓘ one of the oldest surviving books from the Americas ⓘ |
| usedFor |
astronomical prediction
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divination ⓘ ritual planning ⓘ |
| writingMedium | painted with mineral and organic pigments ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Maya hieroglyphic script ⓘ |
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