En toda esta letra que se sigue no se dice otra cosa sino la manera como hacían la estatua de Huitzilopuchtli, de masa, de diversas lecumbres, y cómo la pintaban, y cómo la componían, y cómo después ofrecían delante della muchas cosas.
\n","citation_key":"citation_lopez_spanish_transcription","citation":{"en":["Spanish by López Austin & García Quintana 2000"],"es":["Español por López Austin & García Quintana 2000"]}},{"id":"da08ec98-2019-407c-b47b-39bf6d5a49e2","choice":{"en":["Spanish by Lockhart 1993"],"es":["Español por Lockhart 1993"]},"type":"transcription","type_label":{"en":["spanish transcription"],"es":["transcripción en español"]},"column":"spanish","language":{"en":["Spanish"],"es":["Español"]},"language_code":"spa","subtitle":"(Lockhart 1993)","markdown":"En toda esta letra que se sigue, no se dize otra cosa, sino la manera como hazian la estatua de Vitzilobuchtli, de masa, de diuersas lecūbres y como la pintauan, y como la cōponian, y como despues ofrecian delante della, muchas cosas.","html":"En toda esta letra que se sigue, no se dize otra cosa, sino la manera como hazian la estatua de Vitzilobuchtli, de masa, de diuersas lecūbres y como la pintauan, y como la cōponian, y como despues ofrecian delante della, muchas cosas.
\n","citation_key":"citation_lockhart_spanish_transcription","citation":{"en":["Spanish by Lockhart 1993"],"es":["Español por Lockhart 1993"]}},{"id":"1eff0ef6-8ed4-4567-86c6-2f6156f8ad96","choice":{"en":["Spanish-to-English by Lockhart 1993"],"es":["Español-al-inglés por Lockhart 1993"]},"type":"translation","type_label":{"en":["spanish translation"],"es":["traducción al español"]},"column":"spanish","language":{"en":["English"],"es":["Inglés"]},"language_code":"eng","subtitle":"(Lockhart 1993)","markdown":"In all this subsequent text, nothing else is said except the way they made the statue of Huitzilopochtli from the dough of various vegetables, how they painted it, how they arranged it, and how afterward they offered many things before it.","html":"In all this subsequent text, nothing else is said except the way they made the statue of Huitzilopochtli from the dough of various vegetables, how they painted it, how they arranged it, and how afterward they offered many things before it.
\n","citation_key":"citation_lockhart_spanish_eng_translation","citation":{"en":["Spanish-to-English by Lockhart 1993"],"es":["Español-al-inglés por Lockhart 1993"]}}],"nahuatl_col":[{"id":"69e7c44a-7590-4621-810f-93390fe25fd6","choice":{"en":["Nahuatl-to-English by Lockhart 1993"],"es":["Náhuatl-al-inglés por Lockhart 1993"]},"type":"translation","type_label":{"en":["nahuatl translation"],"es":["traducción al náhuatl"]},"column":"nahuatl","language":{"en":["English"],"es":["Inglés"]},"language_code":"eng","subtitle":"(Lockhart 1993)","markdown":"The Spaniards came out well adorned in battle equipment, outfitted for war, arrayed as warriors. They passed among the grinding women, circling around them, looking at each one, looking upon their faces. And when they were through looking at them, they went into the great palace. It [later] became known, according to what is said, that they would have killed people at that time if many of the men had congregated.\n\nAnd when the feast day of Toxcatl had arrived, toward sunset they began to give human form to [Huitzilopochtli’s] body. They formed it like a person, they made it look like a person, they gave it a person’s appearance. And what they made his body of was just dough of amaranth seed, fish amaranth seed. They placed it on a platform of sticks, “hummingbird sticks” and “ear sticks.”\n\nAnd when it had become like a person, then they put feather-down on his head and painted his face, making his face striped, and they [put] serpent earplugs on him, with turquoise glued on them. And from the serpent earplugs","html":"The Spaniards came out well adorned in battle equipment, outfitted for war, arrayed as warriors. They passed among the grinding women, circling around them, looking at each one, looking upon their faces. And when they were through looking at them, they went into the great palace. It [later] became known, according to what is said, that they would have killed people at that time if many of the men had congregated.
\nAnd when the feast day of Toxcatl had arrived, toward sunset they began to give human form to [Huitzilopochtli’s] body. They formed it like a person, they made it look like a person, they gave it a person’s appearance. And what they made his body of was just dough of amaranth seed, fish amaranth seed. They placed it on a platform of sticks, “hummingbird sticks” and “ear sticks.”
\nAnd when it had become like a person, then they put feather-down on his head and painted his face, making his face striped, and they [put] serpent earplugs on him, with turquoise glued on them. And from the serpent earplugs
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\nY una vez que llegó la fiesta de Tóxcatl, en la tierra divina [del templo] se le comienza, se le da forma de persona al cuerpo [de Huitzilopochtli]; se le asentaba como persona, se le daba apariencia de persona, se le hacía aparecer como persona. Y esto con lo que se le daba cuerpo era sólo tzoalli,1 tzoalli de michihuauhtli [amaranto “de pescado”]. Lo colocaban a la mitad de una plataforma, con varas [rectas] con forma de colibrí, con varas [curvas] con forma de orejas lo sostenían. Y cuando ya le había sido dada forma de persona, luego le empluman la cabeza y le hacen rayas en su rostro;2 y sus orejeras de turquesa con forma de serpientes [iban] pegadas. Y de sus
\n[teu]itoalco, oalquizque in Españoles, cenca omocecencauhq̄ in ica iautlatquitl, moiauchichiuhque, moquichchichiuhque, intlan quiquiça, intzalan quiquiça, quiniaiavaloa, quincecemitta, imixco tlatlachia in teci cioa. Auh in ie iuhqui in oquimonittaco, nimā ie ic calaqui in vei tecpan, iuh machiztic: quilmach iquac temictizquia intla miec tlacatl cenquiçani toquichtin.
\nAuh in ie oacic ilhuitl in toxcatl, teutlacpa in quipeoaltia in quitlacatilia in inacaio, quitlacatlaliaia, quitlacatlachieltiaia, quitlacanextia. Auh inin quinacaiotiaia çan tzoalli, ie in michioauhtzoalli, tlacopepechpan in quitlaliaia, ie in vitzitzillacutl, yoā nacaztlacutl.
\nAuh in ie utlacat, nimā quiquapotonia, yoan quichioa, ixtlā tlatlaan, yoan icoanacoch xivitl in tlaçalolli: auh in icoa[nacoch]
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\nAuh in ie oacic ilhujtl in toxcatl, teutlacpa in qujpeoaltia in qujtlacatilia in jnacaio, qujtlacatlaliaia, qujtlacatlachieltiaia, qujtlacanextia. Auh inin qujnacaiotiaia çan tzoalli, ie in mjchioauhtzoalli, tlacopepechpan in qujtlaliaia, ie in vitzitzillacutl, yoā nacaztlacutl.
\nAuh in ie utlacat, njmā qujquapotonja, yoan qujchioa, ixtlā tlatlaan, yoan icoanacochxivitl in tlaçalolli: auh in jcoa[nacoch]
\n","citation_key":"citation_anderson_nahuatl_transcription","citation":{"en":["Nahuatl by Anderson & Dibble 1953–1982"],"es":["Náhuatl por Anderson & Dibble 1953–1982"]}},{"id":"0f0e32d4-25c7-4a45-8302-151ab5a1431f","choice":{"en":["Nahuatl-to-English by Anderson & Dibble 1953–1982"],"es":["Náhuatl-al-inglés por Anderson & Dibble 1953–1982"]},"type":"translation","type_label":{"en":["nahuatl translation"],"es":["traducción al náhuatl"]},"column":"nahuatl","language":{"en":["English"],"es":["Inglés"]},"language_code":"eng","subtitle":"(Anderson & Dibble 1953–1982)","markdown":"the temple courtyard. The Spaniards came forth. They were elaborately attired in battle gear; they were arrayed for battle, arrayed as warriors. They came to [the women]: they came among them; they circled about them; they looked at each one, they looked into the faces of each of the grinding women. And when it had come to pass that they came looking at them, thereupon they entered the great palace. As was known, it was said that at that time they would have slain the men if many of us warriors had been assembled.\n\nAnd when the Feast of Toxcatl had arrived, toward sundown they began to give man’s form to [Uitzilopochtli’s amaranth seed dough image]. They formed it like a man, they gave it the look of a man, they gave it the appearance of a man. And that of which they made its body was only amaranth seed dough, a dough of fish amaranth seed. They laid it out on a framework of sticks; these were thorny sticks and sticks forming angles.[^4] \n\nAnd when it became a man in form, then they pasted his head with feather down and made his diagonally striped face painting, and [gave him] his serpent ear plug of glued turquoise [mosaic]. And from \n\n\n\n\n[^4]: Personal communication from Mgr. Angel María Garibay and Byron McAfee, Nov., 1954: “*Y a este le hacían su cuerpo con bledos, con bledos de chicalote (*Argemone mexicana*, seg. Lehmann)*.* En un armazón de varas lo ponían; es el armazón de Huitzil(opochtli), y el armazón de esquinas*.” These authorities explain: “*Lo llama vitzillacotl o sea ‘varas de Huitzil,’ porque está formado de palos delgados y cortados de mezquite que es madera dura y ligera (*mizquicuauitl in tlaxintli*), y el nombre del dios está abreviado* Huitzil *’precioso colibrí’ que supone el elemento* Opochtli *el de la izquierda del mundo, que es el sur.*—Nacaztlacotl lit. *’varas de oreja.’ La palabra* tlacotl, tlacotli *significa una vara dura y resistente, como era la de los dardos. Se halla también en el anterior vocablo.* Nacaztli *es ‘oreja, esquina,’ y ‘varas de esquina’ supone que era el armadijo, o aparato una construcción de varas tajadas o acomodadas en forma de pirámide alargada y truncada. Sobre esta armazón se ponían los bledos o semillas de* huauhtli*, que eran precisamente de la planta dicha. Llamados* michi huauhtli*, ‘bledos de pescado,’*” Cf. also Anderson and Dibble, *Book II*, p. 68. In the present chapter, however, *chicalotl* appears to be a synonym for fish amaranth (*michiuauhtli*); see Charles E. Dibble and Arthur J. O. Anderson, trans., “Earthly Things,” *Florentine Codex, Book XI* (Santa Fe: School of American Research and University of Utah, 1963: hereafter referred to as Dibble and Anderson, *Book XI*), p. 287.","html":"the temple courtyard. The Spaniards came forth. They were elaborately attired in battle gear; they were arrayed for battle, arrayed as warriors. They came to [the women]: they came among them; they circled about them; they looked at each one, they looked into the faces of each of the grinding women. And when it had come to pass that they came looking at them, thereupon they entered the great palace. As was known, it was said that at that time they would have slain the men if many of us warriors had been assembled.
\nAnd when the Feast of Toxcatl had arrived, toward sundown they began to give man’s form to [Uitzilopochtli’s amaranth seed dough image]. They formed it like a man, they gave it the look of a man, they gave it the appearance of a man. And that of which they made its body was only amaranth seed dough, a dough of fish amaranth seed. They laid it out on a framework of sticks; these were thorny sticks and sticks forming angles.1
\nAnd when it became a man in form, then they pasted his head with feather down and made his diagonally striped face painting, and [gave him] his serpent ear plug of glued turquoise [mosaic]. And from
\nPersonal communication from Mgr. Angel María Garibay and Byron McAfee, Nov., 1954: “Y a este le hacían su cuerpo con bledos, con bledos de chicalote (Argemone mexicana, seg. Lehmann).* En un armazón de varas lo ponían; es el armazón de Huitzil(opochtli), y el armazón de esquinas.” These authorities explain: “Lo llama vitzillacotl o sea ‘varas de Huitzil,’ porque está formado de palos delgados y cortados de mezquite que es madera dura y ligera (mizquicuauitl in tlaxintli), y el nombre del dios está abreviado* Huitzil ’precioso colibrí’ que supone el elemento Opochtli el de la izquierda del mundo, que es el sur.—Nacaztlacotl lit. ’varas de oreja.’ La palabra tlacotl, tlacotli significa una vara dura y resistente, como era la de los dardos. Se halla también en el anterior vocablo. Nacaztli es ‘oreja, esquina,’ y ‘varas de esquina’ supone que era el armadijo, o aparato una construcción de varas tajadas o acomodadas en forma de pirámide alargada y truncada. Sobre esta armazón se ponían los bledos o semillas de huauhtli, que eran precisamente de la planta dicha. Llamados michi huauhtli, ‘bledos de pescado,’” Cf. also Anderson and Dibble, Book II, p. 68. In the present chapter, however, chicalotl appears to be a synonym for fish amaranth (michiuauhtli); see Charles E. Dibble and Arthur J. O. Anderson, trans., “Earthly Things,” Florentine Codex, Book XI (Santa Fe: School of American Research and University of Utah, 1963: hereafter referred to as Dibble and Anderson, Book XI), p. 287.↩