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MEXICO, the Tro-Cortesianus or Madrid codex combines the codex Troano and Cortesiano: it is only one codex; Brasseur de Bourbourg facsimile (1869); Maya culture. The Rain god Chac is holding an axe and a torch symbolizing thunder and lightning. Between the glyphs, lines and dots are numbers, often elements of the calendar. Glyphs are a writing system where certain glyphs express concepts, others syllables. This codex is made of horoscopes and calendars in order to assist the priests in their predictions and ceremonies.
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Private Collection
Unique Identifier
ART527359
Type
Image
Purpose
Public
Size
3357px × 4961px
Photo Credit
Mireille Vautier / Art Resource, NY
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Axe
Chac, Mayan god of rain
Codex
Glyphs
Lightning
Maya, Early American (250 BCE-1000 CE)
Thunder
Torch