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Cite: "Book 8: Kings and Lords", fol.12v, Getty Research Institute, 2023. https://florentinecodex.getty.edu/en/book/8/folio/12v/images/773c4577-ecec-4c66-ae9c-d40c31e55bba , Accessed 4 September 2025
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Image title:

Omens observed in Tenochtitlan: Bird with mirror on its head

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Book 8, Folio 12v

Tlahcuiloh (Artist or Scribe):

Artist M

Image Keywords
Classical NahuatlEnglishSpanishEastern Huasteca Nahuatl
Names and Events
Moteuczoma Xocoyotzin
Tlahcuiloh M (in the style of Artist N)
Moteuczoma Xocoyotzin
Artist M, in the style of Artist N
Moteuczoma Xocoyotzin
Artista M, en el estilo de Artista N
Moteuczoma Xocoyotzin
Tlamachihchiuhquetl M, monehpanoa huanya tlamachihchiuhquetl N
Moteuczoma Xocoyotzin (nci)Moteuczoma Xocoyotzin (eng)Moteuczoma Xocoyotzin (spa)Moteuczoma Xocoyotzin (nhe)Tlahcuiloh M (in the style of Artist N) (nci)Artist M, in the style of Artist N (eng)Artista M, en el estilo de Artista N (spa)Tlamachihchiuhquetl M, monehpanoa huanya tlamachihchiuhquetl N (nhe)
Visual Content and Iconography
nacochtli
nextli, nexic
tilmahtli
tocuilcoyotl*
tototl
-
icpalli
mamalhuaztli
tlalia
tepotzohicpalli
tetzahuitl
-
cicitlalloh (machiyotl)
citlalin
tlahtoani
xiuhhuitzolli
Mexihcatl
maxtlatl
oquichtli
yolcatl, yolqui
xiuhtlalpilli tilmahtli, xiuhtilmahtli
patlantinemi
xiuhnacochtli
ear ornament
ash
cloak
crane*
bird (class)
speechscroll (motif, pattern)
seat
the fire drill (constellation)
to sit
high backed seat
omen
Messier 45 (open star cluster)
"full of stars" (motif, pattern)
star
ruler
turquoise mosaic diadem
Mexica
loincloth
man
animal, living being
turquoise cape
flying living being
turquoise ear ornament
orejera
ceniza
tilma, manta
grulla marrón*
ave (clase)
voluta de la palabra (motif, design)
asiento
el taladro de fuego (constelación)
sentar
asiento con respaldo
presagio
Messier 45 (cúmulo estelar abierto)
"lleno de estrellas" (motivo, patrón)
estrella
gobernante
diadema de mosaico turquesa
Mexica
taparrabo
hombre
animal, ser vivo
tilma turquesa
ser vivo que anda volando
orejera de turquesa
pipilolli
nextic
tilma
"atototl cafentic"*
tototl
nezcayotiltlahtolli
cuachichi
centzonhuitzahuac (citlalcueitl)
mocehuihtoc
cuaciyahtlanahuatihquetl
machiyotl
-
tlayeccan
citlalimeh
tlanahuatihquetl
cuatepoztli
Mexica
tzinpeztetl
tlacatl
tecuani, tlapiyalli
xiuhtilmahtli
tlen patlani
pipilolli tlen turqueza
nacochtli (nci)ear ornament (eng)orejera (spa)pipilolli (nhe)nextli, nexic (nci)ash (eng)ceniza (spa)nextic (nhe)tilmahtli (nci)cloak (eng)tilma, manta (spa)tilma (nhe)tocuilcoyotl* (nci)crane* (eng)grulla marrón* (spa)"atototl cafentic"* (nhe)tototl (nci)bird (class) (eng)ave (clase) (spa)tototl (nhe)- (nci)speechscroll (motif, pattern) (eng)voluta de la palabra (motif, design) (spa)nezcayotiltlahtolli (nhe)icpalli (nci)seat (eng)asiento (spa)cuachichi (nhe)mamalhuaztli (nci)the fire drill (constellation) (eng)el taladro de fuego (constelación) (spa)centzonhuitzahuac (citlalcueitl) (nhe)tlalia (nci)to sit (eng)sentar (spa)mocehuihtoc (nhe)tepotzohicpalli (nci)high backed seat (eng)asiento con respaldo (spa)cuaciyahtlanahuatihquetl (nhe)tetzahuitl (nci)omen (eng)presagio (spa)machiyotl (nhe)- (nci)Messier 45 (open star cluster) (eng)Messier 45 (cúmulo estelar abierto) (spa)- (nhe)cicitlalloh (machiyotl) (nci)"full of stars" (motif, pattern) (eng)"lleno de estrellas" (motivo, patrón) (spa)tlayeccan (nhe)citlalin (nci)star (eng)estrella (spa)citlalimeh (nhe)tlahtoani (nci)ruler (eng)gobernante (spa)tlanahuatihquetl (nhe)xiuhhuitzolli (nci)turquoise mosaic diadem (eng)diadema de mosaico turquesa (spa)cuatepoztli (nhe)Mexihcatl (nci)Mexica (eng)Mexica (spa)Mexica (nhe)maxtlatl (nci)loincloth (eng)taparrabo (spa)tzinpeztetl (nhe)oquichtli (nci)man (eng)hombre (spa)tlacatl (nhe)yolcatl, yolqui (nci)animal, living being (eng)animal, ser vivo (spa)tecuani, tlapiyalli (nhe)xiuhtlalpilli tilmahtli, xiuhtilmahtli (nci)turquoise cape (eng)tilma turquesa (spa)xiuhtilmahtli (nhe)patlantinemi (nci)flying living being (eng)ser vivo que anda volando (spa)tlen patlani (nhe)xiuhnacochtli (nci)turquoise ear ornament (eng)orejera de turquesa (spa)pipilolli tlen turqueza (nhe)