[rapa]cejos hechos de pluma rica con unos botones y unas borlas, todo de pluma. Llevaba un collar de piedras preciosas muy finas, y todas iguales y redondas. Eran chalchihuites y turquesas muy finas. Y llevaba unas plumas verdes en lugar de cabellera, con unas bandas de oro entrepuestas. O llevaba un cosete de plumas verdes. Y a cuestas llevaba el atambor, también verde, en un cacaxtli. También el atambor llevaba unas faldetas de plumas ricas y de oro. Y llevaba unos rayos hechos de oro, sembrados por el cosete. Llevaba otra manera de divisas y armas que se llama ocelotótec, que era hecho de cuero de tigre con unos rayos de oro sembrados. Y el atambor que llevaba a cuestas era pintado como cuero de tigre, y las faldetas del atambor eran de plumas ricas, con unas llamas de oro en el remate. Otra manera de rodela, con pluma rica, que se llama xiuhtótotl, y en el medio della estaba un cuadro de oro. Llevaba también a cuestas unas plumas verdes, a manera de mariposa, y traía una manera de chamarra hecha de plumas amarillas, que se llaman tozíhuitl, porque son de papagayo. Y llegaba esta chamarra hasta la rodilla, y con unas llamas de oro sembradas. Usaban otra manera de rodela hecha con plumas ricas, y el centro della era de oro, redondo, labrada en ella una mariposa. Otra manera de armas solían traer los señores, hechas com plumas verdes, que se llama quetzal, a manera de choza, y en toda la orilla tenían unas flocadu[ras]
\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":"097ebdb3-b25b-4247-8015-662ab1bb3067","choice":{"en":["Spanish-to-English by García Garagarza 2023"],"es":["Español-al-inglés por García Garagarza 2023"]},"type":"translation","type_label":{"en":["spanish translation"],"es":["traducción al español"]},"column":"spanish","language":{"en":["English"],"es":["Inglés"]},"language_code":"eng","subtitle":"(García Garagarza 2023)","markdown":"made of valuable feathers hanging from its lower portion—from the middle down, around the circumference—with some buttons and tassels—all of it made with feathers. He would wear a necklace of very fine precious stones, all of them identical and round; these consisted of _chalchihuites_ and very fine turquoise.[^42]\n\nAnd instead of a wig, he would wear some green feathers with some gold bands interspersed between them, or he would wear a shirt sewn with green feathers. And on his back, he would carry the drum, which was also green, on a _cacaxtli_. The drum would also have some small aprons made of valuable feathers and gold. And he would wear some rays made of gold, which were scattered throughout the sewn shirt. He would also wear another type of insignia and arms that were called _ocelototec_, made of tiger skin, with some gold rays scattered over it. And the drum that he would carry on his back was painted like a tiger skin, while the aprons of the drum were made of valuable feathers and had some gold flames at their ends. Another type of shield with valuable feathers, called _xiuhtototl_, had a gold square in its center. He would also wear some green feathers on his back, like a butterfly; and he would wear a type of jacket made of yellow feathers, which are called _tocihhuitl_ because they are from the macaw. And this jacket reached down to his knees and had some gold flames scattered over it. They would use another type of shield made with valuable feathers that had a round, gold center with a butterfly carved on it. The lords used to wear another type of insignia made of green feathers called _quetzal_, and this insignia was like a hut.[^43] And these had all around the edges some fringes \n\n[^42]: The corresponding Nahuatl text specifies that the necklace had large green stones interspersed with small fine turquoise.\n\n[^43]: “Like a hut”: _a manera de choza_. This was an exuberant hood supported by a frame, called _cuacalalahtli_.","html":"made of valuable feathers hanging from its lower portion—from the middle down, around the circumference—with some buttons and tassels—all of it made with feathers. He would wear a necklace of very fine precious stones, all of them identical and round; these consisted of chalchihuites and very fine turquoise.1
\nAnd instead of a wig, he would wear some green feathers with some gold bands interspersed between them, or he would wear a shirt sewn with green feathers. And on his back, he would carry the drum, which was also green, on a cacaxtli. The drum would also have some small aprons made of valuable feathers and gold. And he would wear some rays made of gold, which were scattered throughout the sewn shirt. He would also wear another type of insignia and arms that were called ocelototec, made of tiger skin, with some gold rays scattered over it. And the drum that he would carry on his back was painted like a tiger skin, while the aprons of the drum were made of valuable feathers and had some gold flames at their ends. Another type of shield with valuable feathers, called xiuhtototl, had a gold square in its center. He would also wear some green feathers on his back, like a butterfly; and he would wear a type of jacket made of yellow feathers, which are called tocihhuitl because they are from the macaw. And this jacket reached down to his knees and had some gold flames scattered over it. They would use another type of shield made with valuable feathers that had a round, gold center with a butterfly carved on it. The lords used to wear another type of insignia made of green feathers called quetzal, and this insignia was like a hut.2 And these had all around the edges some fringes
\nchalchiujtl, ioan teuxiujtl\nxiuhtototzontli, coztic teucujtlaio, quetzalli in jcuecuetlacacaio, in jtzontecon conmaquja tlatoanj: auh in jtlac conaquja xiuhtotoeoatl,
\nauh in tlamamalli xoxouhquj veuetl in colotli tlachiuhtli coztic teucujtlaio
\nçan much quetzalli in jtzapocue, mochi tlaçoiujtl in jtlapilollo, coztic teucujtlatl in tlacanaoalli in jtetecpaio, in xiuhtotoeoatl,
\nocelototec, oçeloeoatl injc tlachiuhtli, coztic teucujtlatl injc tlachiuhtli in jtetecpaio,\nça much quetzalli in jtzapocue,\noçeloueuetl in tlamamalli coztic teucujtlatl injc tlotloujtequj.
\nChimalli xiuhtototica tzacquj, coztic teucujtlatl ic itixapo,
\nquetzalpapalotl in tlamamalli, inamjc toçeoatl, coztic teucujtlatl injc tlotloujtecquj.
\nChimalli teocujtlatica itixapo, teucujtlapapalotl ijtic manj quetzalxopilli, coztic teucujtlaio,
\n","citation_key":"citation_anderson_nahuatl_transcription","citation":{"en":["Nahuatl by Anderson & Dibble 1953–1982"],"es":["Náhuatl por Anderson & Dibble 1953–1982"]}},{"id":"b3e95354-0e41-4060-834b-ca019fbe1e3a","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":"green stone and fine turquoise combined.\n\nThe ruler placed upon his head a blue cotinga feather headdress which was set off with gold, and had quetzal feathers flaring [from it]. Over the upper part of his body he put a shirt of blue cotinga feathers.\n\nAnd as a burden for his back [he had] a blue skin drum fashioned on a frame, and [ornamented] with gold.[^3]\n\nAll quetzal feathers was its *sapote* skirt; and its pendants were all costly feathers. And the [ornaments of] flint knives, for its covering of blue cotinga feathers, were of thin gold [plate].\n\nThe ocelot Xipe was made of ocelot skin; its flint knife [decoration] was made of gold.\n\nIts *sapote* leaf skirt was all of quetzal feathers.\n\nThe ocelot drum, the burden on his back, was of gold [decorated] with [wavy lines called] hawk scratches.\n\nThe shield was covered with blue cotinga feathers and had a disc of gold in the center.\n\nThe quetzal feather butterfly was the burden for the back; with it belonged the yellow parrot feather shirt, [decorated] with hawk scratches in gold.\n\nThe shield with a golden disc had a golden butterfly in the middle. [There was] a quetzal feather claw,[^4] with gold. The shirt [which belonged to this] was \n\n\n\n\n[^3]: The corresponding Spanish text reads: *”Y colgoua deste plumaje, hazia las espaldas, vn atambor pequeñuelo, puesto en vna escaleruela, como para lleuar carga.”* This passage Seler (*op. cit*., II, p. 594) translates as *”Dazu wird auf den Rücken eine Trommel getragen, aus einem Gestell bestehend, das mit Gold überzogen ist.”* \n\n\n[^4]: Cf. discussion in Seler, *op. cit*., II, pp. 598ff., as well as corresponding Spanish text—*”a manera de choça, y en toda la orilla tenja vnas flocaduras, de pluma rica, y con oro.”*","html":"green stone and fine turquoise combined.
\nThe ruler placed upon his head a blue cotinga feather headdress which was set off with gold, and had quetzal feathers flaring [from it]. Over the upper part of his body he put a shirt of blue cotinga feathers.
\nAnd as a burden for his back [he had] a blue skin drum fashioned on a frame, and [ornamented] with gold.1
\nAll quetzal feathers was its sapote skirt; and its pendants were all costly feathers. And the [ornaments of] flint knives, for its covering of blue cotinga feathers, were of thin gold [plate].
\nThe ocelot Xipe was made of ocelot skin; its flint knife [decoration] was made of gold.
\nIts sapote leaf skirt was all of quetzal feathers.
\nThe ocelot drum, the burden on his back, was of gold [decorated] with [wavy lines called] hawk scratches.
\nThe shield was covered with blue cotinga feathers and had a disc of gold in the center.
\nThe quetzal feather butterfly was the burden for the back; with it belonged the yellow parrot feather shirt, [decorated] with hawk scratches in gold.
\nThe shield with a golden disc had a golden butterfly in the middle. [There was] a quetzal feather claw,2 with gold. The shirt [which belonged to this] was
\nThe corresponding Spanish text reads: ”Y colgoua deste plumaje, hazia las espaldas, vn atambor pequeñuelo, puesto en vna escaleruela, como para lleuar carga.” This passage Seler (op. cit., II, p. 594) translates as ”Dazu wird auf den Rücken eine Trommel getragen, aus einem Gestell bestehend, das mit Gold überzogen ist.”↩
Cf. discussion in Seler, op. cit., II, pp. 598ff., as well as corresponding Spanish text—”a manera de choça, y en toda la orilla tenja vnas flocaduras, de pluma rica, y con oro.”↩