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
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