macuilli (CQ)
This notation is a horizontal line of five small circles (ones, counters) standing for the number five. The coloring of the circles is varied. From the left it starts red, then yellow, then white, and begins to repeat again.
Stephanie Wood
The colors of the circles (ones) in this notation have a pattern that may be found in other notations from this codex. With close study, the pattern of the the colors could reveal their reading order. The choice of colors could also prove significant. Sometimes, in place of white, there is a turquoise blue or a blue-green used by authors of this manuscript. The red, yellow, and white are all colors that coincide with colors of maize and with some cardinal directions.
Stephanie Wood
covers ruling men and women of Tecamachalco through 1593
Randall RodrÃguez
five, cinco, numbers, números
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macuil(li), five, https://nahuatl.wired-humanities.org/context/macuilli
cinco
The Codex Quetzalecatzin, aka Mapa de Ecatepec-Huitziltepec, Codex Ehecatepec-Huitziltepec, or Charles Ratton Codex. Library of Congress. https://www.loc.gov/item/2017590521/
The Library of Congress, current custodian of this pictorial Mexican manuscript, hosts a digital version online. It is not copyright protected.
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