Muisca lunisolar calendar
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The Muisca lunisolar calendar was an intricate pre-Columbian timekeeping system used by the Muisca people of the Colombian Andes, combining lunar and solar cycles to regulate agriculture, religion, and social life.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Muisca astronomy | 1 |
| Muisca calendar | 1 |
| Muisca lunisolar calendar canonical | 1 |
| Muisca ritual calendar | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7186352 — 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: Muisca lunisolar calendar Context triple: [Chía, linkedTo, Muisca lunisolar calendar]
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A.
Andean ritual calendar
The Andean ritual calendar is a traditional system of timekeeping that organizes religious ceremonies, agricultural cycles, and cosmological observances in Andean cultures.
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B.
Badíʻ calendar
The Badíʻ calendar is the unique solar calendar of the Bahá'í Faith, structured around 19 months of 19 days each and anchored by Bahá'í holy days and astronomical events like the vernal equinox.
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C.
Mesoamerican calendar
The Mesoamerican calendar is an ancient system of interlocking ritual and solar cycles used by various pre-Columbian civilizations in central America to structure time, religious ceremonies, and agricultural activities.
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D.
Maya calendar
The Maya calendar is an ancient Mesoamerican timekeeping system composed of interlocking cyclical calendars used for ritual, agricultural, and astronomical purposes by the Maya civilization.
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E.
Mesoamerican Long Count calendar
The Mesoamerican Long Count calendar is an ancient Mesoamerican timekeeping system that tracks days in a linear count from a mythological starting point, most famously used by the Maya and other regional civilizations.
- 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: Muisca lunisolar calendar Target entity description: The Muisca lunisolar calendar was an intricate pre-Columbian timekeeping system used by the Muisca people of the Colombian Andes, combining lunar and solar cycles to regulate agriculture, religion, and social life.
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A.
Andean ritual calendar
The Andean ritual calendar is a traditional system of timekeeping that organizes religious ceremonies, agricultural cycles, and cosmological observances in Andean cultures.
-
B.
Badíʻ calendar
The Badíʻ calendar is the unique solar calendar of the Bahá'í Faith, structured around 19 months of 19 days each and anchored by Bahá'í holy days and astronomical events like the vernal equinox.
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C.
Mesoamerican calendar
The Mesoamerican calendar is an ancient system of interlocking ritual and solar cycles used by various pre-Columbian civilizations in central America to structure time, religious ceremonies, and agricultural activities.
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D.
Maya calendar
The Maya calendar is an ancient Mesoamerican timekeeping system composed of interlocking cyclical calendars used for ritual, agricultural, and astronomical purposes by the Maya civilization.
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E.
Mesoamerican Long Count calendar
The Mesoamerican Long Count calendar is an ancient Mesoamerican timekeeping system that tracks days in a linear count from a mythological starting point, most famously used by the Maya and other regional civilizations.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Muisca cultural practice
ⓘ
lunisolar calendar ⓘ pre-Columbian calendar ⓘ |
| agriculturalFunction |
harvest schedules
ⓘ
sowing schedules ⓘ |
| associatedWithDeity |
Chía
ⓘ
Sué ⓘ |
| basedOnObservationOf |
Moon
ⓘ
Sun ⓘ stars ⓘ |
| centerOfObservation |
Bacatá
ⓘ
Sugamuxi ⓘ |
| combines |
lunar cycles
ⓘ
solar cycles ⓘ |
| culture |
Muisca Confederation
ⓘ
linked to:
Muisca
|
| developedBy | Muisca astronomer-priests ⓘ |
| documentedBy |
José Domingo Duquesne
ⓘ
Spanish chroniclers ⓘ |
| hasConcept |
agricultural seasons
ⓘ
intercalation of lunar months ⓘ ritual cycles ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | pre-Columbian era ⓘ |
| influenced |
Muisca agricultural planning
ⓘ
Muisca political organization ⓘ Muisca religious festivals ⓘ |
| partOf |
Muisca astronomy
ⓘ
linked to:
Muisca lunisolar calendar
Muisca cosmology ⓘ
linked to:
Muisca religion
Muisca religion ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Andean agricultural cycles
ⓘ
Mesoamerican calendars ⓘ |
| religiousFunction |
determining festival dates
ⓘ
timing offerings to deities ⓘ |
| socialFunction |
organizing communal work
ⓘ
structuring political events ⓘ |
| status | no longer in regular use ⓘ |
| studiedInDiscipline |
anthropology
ⓘ
archaeoastronomy ⓘ ethnoastronomy ⓘ |
| timeUnit |
day
ⓘ
lunar month ⓘ solar year ⓘ week ⓘ |
| usedBefore |
Spanish conquest of the Muisca
ⓘ
linked to:
Spanish conquest of New Granada
|
| usedBy |
Muisca people
ⓘ
linked to:
Muisca
|
| usedFor |
regulating agriculture
ⓘ
regulating religious ceremonies ⓘ regulating social life ⓘ |
| usedInCountry | Colombia ⓘ |
| usedInRegion |
Altiplano Cundiboyacense
ⓘ
Colombian Andes ⓘ |
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Subject: Muisca lunisolar calendar Description of subject: The Muisca lunisolar calendar was an intricate pre-Columbian timekeeping system used by the Muisca people of the Colombian Andes, combining lunar and solar cycles to regulate agriculture, religion, and social life.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Chía (Muisca moon goddess)
subject linked to:
Chía (Muisca moon goddess)
linked to: Muisca lunisolar calendar
linked to: Muisca lunisolar calendar
linked to: Muisca lunisolar calendar