se partían los mercaderes a tratar llevaban sus báculos, y llevaban sus papeles pintados con ulli, que era el atavío o ornarnento del báculo.
\nDespués de los de arriba dichos, cortaban otros papeles para ofrecer a Ce Cóatl Utli Meláhuac, que es uno de los veinte caracteres o signos de la arte adivinatoria. Era cortado en cuatro tiras; pintaban figuras de culebras en los papeles, con tinta de ulli, con sus cabezas, ojos, bocas y lenguas, y sus pescuezos de culebra. Después desto cortaban otros papeles para ofrecer a los dioses llamados Zacatzontli y Tlacotzontli, dioses del camino, y eran cortados a manera de mariposas y goteados con gotas de ulli. Después de aparejados todos estos papeles como está dicho, luego a la media noche ofrecíanlos. Los primeros ofrecían al fuego, poniéndolos delante del hogar; y luego salían al medio del patio de la casa, y ponían ordenados los papeles que ofrecían al dios de la tierra, llamado Tlaltecuhtli. Luego ponían ordenados los papeles que eran
\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":"aa464eca-de74-40f9-a9e5-8d78dbced96f","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":"the merchants were leaving to engage in their trade, they would carry their staffs, and they would carry their papers painted with _olli_, which was the staff’s attire or ornament.\n\nAfter cutting the [papers] mentioned above, they would cut other papers in order to offer them to Ce Coatl Utli Melahuac, which is one of the twenty characters or signs of their divinatory art. It would be cut into four strips. Using _olli_ ink, they would paint figures of snakes on the papers, with their heads, eyes, mouths, tongues, and their snake necks. After doing this, they would cut other papers as an offering to the gods called Zacatzontli and Tlacotzontli, gods of the road; these were cut in the shape of butterflies and were spattered with drops of _olli_. After having prepared all these papers as described, they would then offer them at midnight. They would offer the first ones to the fire, by placing them in front of the hearth; and then they would go outside to the center of the house’s patio and arrange in order the papers that they would offer to the god of the earth, called Tlalteuctli. They would then arrange in order the papers that were","html":"the merchants were leaving to engage in their trade, they would carry their staffs, and they would carry their papers painted with olli, which was the staff’s attire or ornament.
\nAfter cutting the [papers] mentioned above, they would cut other papers in order to offer them to Ce Coatl Utli Melahuac, which is one of the twenty characters or signs of their divinatory art. It would be cut into four strips. Using olli ink, they would paint figures of snakes on the papers, with their heads, eyes, mouths, tongues, and their snake necks. After doing this, they would cut other papers as an offering to the gods called Zacatzontli and Tlacotzontli, gods of the road; these were cut in the shape of butterflies and were spattered with drops of olli. After having prepared all these papers as described, they would then offer them at midnight. They would offer the first ones to the fire, by placing them in front of the hearth; and then they would go outside to the center of the house’s patio and arrange in order the papers that they would offer to the god of the earth, called Tlalteuctli. They would then arrange in order the papers that were
\n","citation_key":"citation_garagarza","citation":{"en":["Spanish-to-English by García Garagarza 2023"],"es":["Español-al-inglés por García Garagarza 2023"]}}],"nahuatl_col":[{"id":"7864ef36-5046-466c-9b8f-9067508c6e93","choice":{"en":["Nahuatl by Anderson & Dibble 1953–1982"],"es":["Náhuatl por Anderson & Dibble 1953–1982"]},"type":"transcription","type_label":{"en":["nahuatl transcription"],"es":["transcripción al náhuatl"]},"column":"nahuatl","language":{"en":["Nahuatl"],"es":["Náhuatl"]},"language_code":"nci","subtitle":"(Anderson & Dibble 1953–1982)","markdown":"in puchteca. Jn oztomeca, in campa uia, in campa calaquia, inic ozoztomecatizque, quitquitiuia in intopil, auh in amatl itech pouia, tlanauhçotectli, oltica tlapeiaoalli.\n\nNiman iehoatl quitequi, in itech pouhqui ce coatl, vtli melaoac: inic quitequi, çan no ie in tlanauhçotectli, inic quicuiloa amatl, oltica quicohoaicuiloa: quitlalia in itzontecon, ioan istelolo, quicamatia, quinenepiltia, quiquechtia.\n\nNiman iehehoatl quitequi, in itech poui in tlacotzontli, in çacatzontli: inic quitequia amatl, çan tempapaloio, auh inic tlacuilolli çan tlaolchipinilli.\n\nAuh in ocõcencauhque, niman ie ic mostlaoa, in iohoalnepantla: achtopa oncan ispan quimanilia, in tletl itech poui. Niman ie ic quiça in itoalnepantla: oncan contecpana in inestlaoal, in itech poui tlalli,","html":"in puchteca. Jn oztomeca, in campa uia, in campa calaquia, inic ozoztomecatizque, quitquitiuia in intopil, auh in amatl itech pouia, tlanauhçotectli, oltica tlapeiaoalli.
\nNiman iehoatl quitequi, in itech pouhqui ce coatl, vtli melaoac: inic quitequi, çan no ie in tlanauhçotectli, inic quicuiloa amatl, oltica quicohoaicuiloa: quitlalia in itzontecon, ioan istelolo, quicamatia, quinenepiltia, quiquechtia.
\nNiman iehehoatl quitequi, in itech poui in tlacotzontli, in çacatzontli: inic quitequia amatl, çan tempapaloio, auh inic tlacuilolli çan tlaolchipinilli.
\nAuh in ocõcencauhque, niman ie ic mostlaoa, in iohoalnepantla: achtopa oncan ispan quimanilia, in tletl itech poui. Niman ie ic quiça in itoalnepantla: oncan contecpana in inestlaoal, in itech poui tlalli,
\n","citation_key":"citation_anderson_nahuatl_transcription","citation":{"en":["Nahuatl by Anderson & Dibble 1953–1982"],"es":["Náhuatl por Anderson & Dibble 1953–1982"]}},{"id":"ccc2ec62-44ac-4c5e-99cc-3b7eaf8edd6a","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 merchants worshipped. The vanguard merchants, wherever they went, wherever they penetrated to engage in trade,[^2] went carrying their staves. And the paper which belonged with [the staff] was cut into four strips with liquid rubber spilled on it.\n\nThen they cut the [paper] which pertained to One Serpent, the straight way. Thus did they cut it—in the same way, in four strips. Thus did they paint the paper: with liquid rubber they painted on it a serpent. They placed on it its head, and its eyes; they gave it a mouth, a tongue, a neck.\n\nThen they cut the [paper] which pertained to Tlacotzontli [and] Çacatzontli.[^3] Thus did they cut the paper, only like a butterfly-shaped lip ornament. And in painting it they only spattered it with liquid rubber.\n\nAnd when they had prepared [the papers], thereupon the debt [to the gods] was paid at midnight. First they offered, there before the fire [god], what pertained to him. Thereupon they went forth into the middle of the courtyard. There they placed in order the [paper] offerings which pertained to the earth [god], \n\n\n\n\n[^2]: *Ozoztomecatizque* so appears in the Aztec text.\n\n\n[^3]: Corresponding Spanish text: *”dioses del camjno.”*","html":"the merchants worshipped. The vanguard merchants, wherever they went, wherever they penetrated to engage in trade,1 went carrying their staves. And the paper which belonged with [the staff] was cut into four strips with liquid rubber spilled on it.
\nThen they cut the [paper] which pertained to One Serpent, the straight way. Thus did they cut it—in the same way, in four strips. Thus did they paint the paper: with liquid rubber they painted on it a serpent. They placed on it its head, and its eyes; they gave it a mouth, a tongue, a neck.
\nThen they cut the [paper] which pertained to Tlacotzontli [and] Çacatzontli.2 Thus did they cut the paper, only like a butterfly-shaped lip ornament. And in painting it they only spattered it with liquid rubber.
\nAnd when they had prepared [the papers], thereupon the debt [to the gods] was paid at midnight. First they offered, there before the fire [god], what pertained to him. Thereupon they went forth into the middle of the courtyard. There they placed in order the [paper] offerings which pertained to the earth [god],
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