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Available at Digital Florentine Codex/Códice Florentino Digital, edited by Kim N. Richter and Alicia Maria Houtrouw, "Book undefined: The Origin of the Gods", fol. 10v, Getty Research Institute, 2023. https://florentinecodex.getty.edu/en/book/3/folio/10v/images/c88dc29b-236d-4b65-b7b4-cfeadfccced8 Accessed 24 September 2025.
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Cite: "Book 3: The Origin of the Gods", fol.10v, Getty Research Institute, 2023. https://florentinecodex.getty.edu/en/book/3/folio/10v/images/c88dc29b-236d-4b65-b7b4-cfeadfccced8 , Accessed 24 September 2025
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Image title:

Quetzalcoatl bathing in the middle of the night

Page:

Book 3, Folio 10v

Tlahcuiloh (Artist or Scribe):

Artist S

Image Keywords
Classical NahuatlEnglishSpanishEastern Huasteca Nahuatl
Names and Events
Quetzalcoatl (teotl)
teotl, ixiptlahtli
Tlahcuiloh S
Quetzalcoatl (deity)
deity, ixiptla
Artist S, probably connected to Artist A
Quetzalcóatl (deidad)
deidad, ixiptla
Artista S, probablemente conectado con Artista A
Quetzalcoatl (totiotzin)
totiotzin, ixiptla
Tlamachihchiuhquetl S, hueliz monehpanoa huanya tlamchihchiuhquetl A
Quetzalcoatl (teotl) (nci)Quetzalcoatl (deity) (eng)Quetzalcóatl (deidad) (spa)Quetzalcoatl (totiotzin) (nhe)teotl, ixiptlahtli (nci)deity, ixiptla (eng)deidad, ixiptla (spa)totiotzin, ixiptla (nhe)Tlahcuiloh S (nci)Artist S, probably connected to Artist A (eng)Artista S, probablemente conectado con Artista A (spa)Tlamachihchiuhquetl S, hueliz monehpanoa huanya tlamchihchiuhquetl A (nhe)
Places
Xippacoyan
Xippacoyan
Xippacoyan
Xippacoyan
Xippacoyan (nci)Xippacoyan (eng)Xippacoyan (spa)Xippacoyan (nhe)
Visual Content and Iconography
atl
atentli
caxitl, xicalli
ilhuicatl
zacatl (grass)
copilli
tlalia
topilli
cicitlalloh (machiyotl)
chimalli
citlalin
altia, atequia, atzelhuia
mahcehualiztli
quetzalli
atl (machiyotl)
yohualli
ehcailacatzcozcayoh chimalli
ocelocopilli
chicuacolli
water
shore, coastline
bowl, xicalli, cup
sky
grass
copilli (conical headdress)
to sit
topilli (staff of office)
"full of stars" (motif, pattern)
shield
star
to bathe, to pour, to sprinkle water
penance
quetzal feather
water (sign, glyph)
night
shield with the wind-spiral jewel (motif_
conical jaguar-skin cap
hooked staff
agua
orilla, costa
cajete, plato, jícara
cielo
zacate
copilli (tocado cónico)
sentar
topil (bastón de mando)
"lleno de estrellas" (motivo, patrón)
escudo
estrella
bañar, verter, rociar con agua
penitencia
pluma de quetzal
agua (signo, glifo)
noche
escudo con la joya espiral del viento (motivo)
gorro cónico de piel de jaguar
bastón curvo
atl
atenno
chachapalli, xicalli
elhuicatl
zacatl
cuatzauccayotl (tlamantli cuaxochitl)
mocehuihtoc
topilli (xochitopilli)
tlayeccan
chimalli
citlalimeh
altia
tlaihyohuiliztli ixcahuiltilli
quetzalli
atl (iixcopinca, nezcayotilli)
yohualli
"chimalli tlaixcopinallo ica tetl tlen neci ehecatl moyahualohtoc"
cuatzauccayotl ica cuetlaxtli tlen ocelotl
cuatopilli tlen ce itenno cueltic
atl (nci)water (eng)agua (spa)atl (nhe)atentli (nci)shore, coastline (eng)orilla, costa (spa)atenno (nhe)caxitl, xicalli (nci)bowl, xicalli, cup (eng)cajete, plato, jícara (spa)chachapalli, xicalli (nhe)ilhuicatl (nci)sky (eng)cielo (spa)elhuicatl (nhe)zacatl (grass) (nci)grass (eng)zacate (spa)zacatl (nhe)copilli (nci)copilli (conical headdress) (eng)copilli (tocado cónico) (spa)cuatzauccayotl (tlamantli cuaxochitl) (nhe)tlalia (nci)to sit (eng)sentar (spa)mocehuihtoc (nhe)topilli (nci)topilli (staff of office) (eng)topil (bastón de mando) (spa)topilli (xochitopilli) (nhe)cicitlalloh (machiyotl) (nci)"full of stars" (motif, pattern) (eng)"lleno de estrellas" (motivo, patrón) (spa)tlayeccan (nhe)chimalli (nci)shield (eng)escudo (spa)chimalli (nhe)citlalin (nci)star (eng)estrella (spa)citlalimeh (nhe)altia, atequia, atzelhuia (nci)to bathe, to pour, to sprinkle water (eng)bañar, verter, rociar con agua (spa)altia (nhe)mahcehualiztli (nci)penance (eng)penitencia (spa)tlaihyohuiliztli ixcahuiltilli (nhe)quetzalli (nci)quetzal feather (eng)pluma de quetzal (spa)quetzalli (nhe)atl (machiyotl) (nci)water (sign, glyph) (eng)agua (signo, glifo) (spa)atl (iixcopinca, nezcayotilli) (nhe)yohualli (nci)night (eng)noche (spa)yohualli (nhe)ehcailacatzcozcayoh chimalli (nci)shield with the wind-spiral jewel (motif_ (eng)escudo con la joya espiral del viento (motivo) (spa)"chimalli tlaixcopinallo ica tetl tlen neci ehecatl moyahualohtoc" (nhe)ocelocopilli (nci)conical jaguar-skin cap (eng)gorro cónico de piel de jaguar (spa)cuatzauccayotl ica cuetlaxtli tlen ocelotl (nhe)chicuacolli (nci)hooked staff (eng)bastón curvo (spa)cuatopilli tlen ce itenno cueltic (nhe)