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Aztec Tonalpohualli / other Mesoamerican counts

The Mexica tonalpohualli belongs to the wider Mesoamerican family of 260-day ritual counts.

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Word origin · etymology

Historical people-label and Nahuatl calendrical name.

Tonalpohualli is conventionally rendered count of days or destinies. Aztec is the broader historical label; other Mesoamerican counts is an editorial extension.

INPI: La interpretación del Tonalpohualli, cuenta de los días o destinos ↗

How we know · epistemology

System-specific sources and conventions

This entry covers Aztec Tonalpohualli / other Mesoamerican counts. Its cited texts document the methods or teachings being compared; any computed result depends on the stated inputs and rules. Historical attestation and reproducible arithmetic do not by themselves test a personal interpretation.

The Mat and the Throne — Maarten Jansen and Gabina Aurora Perez Jimenez ↗AztecTonalpohualliCalendar — Stellarium ↗

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Sources & provenance

Use the citations beside each section to distinguish a calculation convention, a historical teaching and an editorial example.

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  1. The Mat and the Throne — Maarten Jansen and Gabina Aurora Perez Jimenez ↗
  2. AztecTonalpohualliCalendar — Stellarium ↗
  3. INPI: La interpretación del Tonalpohualli, cuenta de los días o destinos ↗