The Madrid Codex: New Approaches to Understanding an Ancient Maya Manuscript

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Index Abandonment, of Maya lowlands, 6 Adobe Group (Mitla), 381 Achiutla, 381, 384 Agriculture, 5, 20, 158, 389; in Borgia Codex, 279, 280–84, 321, 329–36, 352–53, 354–56; in Madrid Codex, 284–293, 296–315; and ritual calendar, 277–78; in Vaticanus B Codex, 295–96 Aguilar, Gregorio de, 82(n20), 93(n24), 370– 71; handwriting of, 70, 72; Informe Contra Idolorum Cultores, 79–80; as notary, 73, 74– 75; on papal bull use, 77–78 Ah Canek, 97 Ah Canul, 315 Ahuiatéotl, 340, 342, 350; and Pauahtuns, 354– 56, 358 Ah kin, 78 Ah Kin Na Chi Pot (Silvestre Pot), 75 Alliances, 294, 395–96, 398, 404(n16). See also Triple Alliance Almanacs, 16, 19, 20, 143, 148, 211–12(n20), 373; Calendar Round and, 228–32, 246–48; calendrical structure of, 138–40, 209, 210(n4), 225–26, 248(nn5, 6), 249–50(nn16, 17, 18); as codex format, 5, 137–38; crossdating , 158–68; divinatory, 8–9, 278, 279, 327; 4 × 65-day, 239–46; 5× 52-day, 232–37, 249(n9); function of, 328–29; with haab dates and rituals, 201, 205–9, 215–16, 218– 22(table); in extenso structure of, 256–74; intervallic, 148–52; M. 34–37, 199–201, 202–4; M. 65–72, 73b, 176–78, 178–99; New Year depictions in, 224–26; numerically cognate, 152–57; structure of, 16–17; 10 × 26-day, 237–39, 249(n16), 250(n17); Thompson on, 14–15; tzolkin calendar and, Page numbers in italics indicate figures. Specific codex page numbers follow the main reference for that codex. INDEX 416 171–72; use of, 140–42; yearbearer imagery on, 336–56. See also various codices, pages Alnitak, 179 Altar-ofrendas, painted, 381, 382 Anders, Ferdinand, 23(n12), 34, 36, 38, 39, 41, 49, 55(n2), 58, 59, 80(n2), 226, 327, 328, 334(table), 403(n6) Animals, 205; as agricultural pests, 279, 286– 87. See also by type Artifacts, depictions of, 98–101, 113 Art of the Maya Scribe, The (Coe and Kerr), 58– 59 Astrology, 6, 162, 167, 179, 373 Astronomy, 5–6, 12, 15–16, 182, 316(nn3, 4, 5), 373; iconography of, 298–303. See also Eclipses; various celestial bodies Augustine Red, 110, 113 Auto de fé, 75 Auto-sacrifice, 99, 327 Avendaño y Loyola, Andrés, 8, 92, 96, 115(n9), 117(n22); on clothing and adornment, 99–100; on Tayasal, 97–98, 103, 115(nn9, 11) Aveni, Anthony, 282, 328, 330, 334(table), 387, 388 Avila, Francisco de, 99 Axes, depictions of, 103–4, 113 Aztecs, Aztec Empire, 325, 368, 398, 402, 404(n14); agricultural imagery and, 278, 295–96; Calendar Round, 215, 243; calendar system of, 308, 311, 396–97; feast days of, 336, 403(n6); logosyllabic writing in, 312–13; New Fire ceremonies, 327, 338– 39; renewal ceremonies, 223–24; year dates, 292–93 Bacalar, 100 Badajoz, castle of, 80 Bark paper, 80(n3); preparation of, 59–60 Barrios, on Tayasal, 96 Batabils, 369 Baudez, Claude-François, 5, 23(n9) Becker Codices, 377 Beekeeping, 5 Belize, 3 Belize Valley, 110 Berlin, Heinrich, 2 Bill, Cassandra, 234–35, 239, 240(n22) Birth, prophecies of, 385–86, 390–91 Bloodletting, 205, 243 Bodley Codex, 377, 381 Books of Chilam Balam, 13–14, 77, 82(n16), 91 Boone, Elizabeth, 24(n16), 274(n1), 328, 403(nn9, 14) Borbonicus Codex, 326 Borgia Codex, 20, 21, 142, 309, 310, 312, 316– 17(n6), 323–24, 376, 379, 381, 382, 391, 393, 397, 402, 403(n8), plates 7, 8; agricultural iconography in, 279, 280–84, 285–87, 356, 389; almanacs in, 325, 325–27; calendrical systems in, 239, 250(n21), 293(tables), 328– 29, 349(table); day signs, 343–46; divinatory almanacs in, 278, 327; and Dresden Codex, 374–75; in extenso structure of, 258, 259, 265; and Madrid Codex, 314–15, 398–99, 400; planting almanacs in, 291–92, 313–14, 322, 329–36; Venus almanacs in, 296, 297, 301, 347, 399; Venus depictions in, 299, 301, 302, 321; yearbearer pages in, 336–56, 358–59 B. 25–28, 289, 328, 350, 356, 450; agricultural imagery in, 283, 288, 295, 306, 313, 321, 336; calendrical structure of, 326, 329–30, 332, 333(table), 348, 354; dates depicted on, 279, 281, 282, 283(table), 285–6, 297, 334(table), 335(table), 349, 352– 53; day signs on, 343–45; “planting” almanacs on, 351(table), 358; rainfall imagery on, 331, 388; yearbearer imagery, 293(table), 341, 343, 357 B...