Hay en esta tierra muchas maneras de conchas de que usan estos naturales por cosa preciosa. Llámanlas atzcalli. Son de diversas maneras y de diversos colores. Son de pescados mariscos que en ellas se crían. Hay unas coloradas, otras blancas, otras amarillas, otras de diversos colores. A éstas llaman quetzalatzcalli o chalchiuhatzcalli. Esta diversidad de colores tiénenlas por de dentro, que parecen unos esmaltes muy ricos, y el aspecto de la luz los varía en diversas formas. Algunos llaman a estas conchas huitzitzilatzcalli. Otras destas conchas son bermejas por de fuera, como bermellón. De todas éstas usan para adornarse en los areitos, y tiénenlas en mucho. Llámanse todas estas conchas tapachtli.
\nEste vocablo atzcalli se toma por todos los mariscos o sus conchas, como
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\nThis word atzcalli is used for all [types of] shellfish or their shells, such as
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\ninjn acan qujzquj in jtoca, ca omjtl, ca itapalcaio in jtoca tapachtli, in ioioli, in qualonj, tepitztic, chicavac, tlâpaltic, tlaquavac, çan ie mochi itoca Atzcalli: injn itapalcaio, atlan nemj iolque: auh injn cequj chichiltic, cequj iztac: itoca aiopalli, cequj itech cenqujzca ca in tlapalli, iehoatl qujtocaiotia, quetzalatzcalli, anoço chalchiuhatzcalli: in jtlachializ vel iuhqujn vitzitziltetl: cequjntin qujtocaiotia vitzitzilatzcalli, auh cequj tlatlactic, iehoatl in mjtoa tapachtli. Injn tapachtli motevilonenequj, no naltic, no atic, tetzcaltic, xipetztic, xixipetztic, teçontic, chachaquachtic, quj̄qujztic.
\nIn tapachtli nictequj, njcmacuexchiva, njccozcatlalia, njccozcachiva, njqujmati, njctoltecatlalia, njcnomacuextia, njcnocozcatia, njcnemjtia, njctitlanj, njctimaloa.
\nie mochi itoca in atlã
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\nThe name of this comes from nowhere. It is bone; what is named tapachtli is the shell of a creature which is edible. It is hard, strong, firm, tough. The name of all is atzcalli; these are the shells of the water-dwelling creatures. And of these, one is chili-red. One is white; its name is ayopalli. One from which the color comes constantly they name quetzalatzcalli or chalchiuhatzcalli. Its appearance is just like the opal. Some they name uitzitzilatzcalli. One is vermilion; this is called tapachtli. This seashell resembles a crystal; it is also translucent; it is also transparent, smooth, slick, ever slick, rough; it is rough, perforated.
\nI cut the seashell. I make it into a bracelet. I form it into a necklace. I prepare it. I form it into a work of art. I provide myself a bracelet of it. I provide myself a necklace of it. I use it; I make use of it; I exalt it.
\nIt is the name of the shell,
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