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Antropological Museum, Mexico City. 1500 A.D.
The Aztec calendar set out the mathematical
formulas according to which the whole universe
was organized and which governed the actions
of men and Gods alike. The calendar is actually
two: the Xiupohualli or the count of the days and
the Tonalpohualli or the count of destiny. The
calendar had to be consulted through the
priests before engaging in any activity whether it
was farming, warfare, religion or commerce. In
addition to the count of the days, it also has
astronomical data like the phases of the moon
and Venus and the years of Mercury and Mars.
The calendar also mentions the four eras of
humanity known as "suns" before our own: all
ended in cataclysm. The sun that is now ours,
the fifth one, Nahui Ollin ("four earthquake") is
supposed to end by cataclysmic earthquakes.
The Aztecs attributed the invention of the
calendar to the God Quetzalcoatl. The original
calender weighs 25 tons and has a diameter of
eleven feet.
The Aztec calendar set out the mathematical
formulas according to which the whole universe
was organized and which governed the actions
of men and Gods alike. The calendar is actually
two: the Xiupohualli or the count of the days and
the Tonalpohualli or the count of destiny. The
calendar had to be consulted through the
priests before engaging in any activity whether it
was farming, warfare, religion or commerce. In
addition to the count of the days, it also has
astronomical data like the phases of the moon
and Venus and the years of Mercury and Mars.
The calendar also mentions the four eras of
humanity known as "suns" before our own: all
ended in cataclysm. The sun that is now ours,
the fifth one, Nahui Ollin ("four earthquake") is
supposed to end by cataclysmic earthquakes.
The Aztecs attributed the invention of the
calendar to the God Quetzalcoatl. The original
calender weighs 25 tons and has a diameter of
eleven feet.
Size: 17"H (43cm)
Item Type: wall plaque
Material: bonded stone
Item Type: wall plaque
Material: bonded stone