Codex Symbols

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Maya Ajaw Lord Sign

Ajaw is a Maya word and hieroglyphic title meaning “lord” or “ruler”, used in inscriptions and calendrical notation to identify status and authority.

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Maya Ha' Water Sign

Ha' is a documented Maya hieroglyphic sign for “water”, part of a writing system rather than a generic wave or universal spiritual emblem.

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Maya K'in Sun Sign

K'in is a documented Maya hieroglyphic sign read as “sun” or “day”, appearing in written and calendrical contexts across the Maya world.

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Maya Ek' Star Sign

Ek' is a documented Maya celestial sign associated with stars, constellations or planets, appearing in painted and carved contexts rather than as a generic five-point star.

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Maya Water-Lily Jaguar Motif

A crouching Water-Lily Jaguar appears on a Classic Maya vessel within a rainy-season narrative, combining a powerful feline form with aquatic vegetation and celestial storytelling.

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Mexica Ehecatl Wind Day Sign

Ehecatl, “Wind”, is one of the twenty named day signs of the Nahua Tonalpohualli, where its image works with numerals and ritual sequence rather than as a standalone air symbol.

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Mexica Cuauhtli Eagle Day Sign

Cuauhtli, “Eagle”, is a named day sign of the Nahua Tonalpohualli, where the eagle image functions within a numbered calendrical and divinatory sequence.

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Mexica Acatl Reed Year Sign

Acatl, “Reed”, is one of four signs used with thirteen numerals to name years in the Nahua 52-year cycle, giving it a precise chronological rather than merely botanical meaning.

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Mexica Tecpatl Flint Year Sign

Tecpatl, “Flint”, is one of the four repeating year signs of the Nahua 52-year cycle, where the blade image functions primarily as calendrical notation.

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Mexica Calli House Year Sign

Calli, “House”, is one of the four repeating signs used to name years in the Nahua 52-year cycle, where the house image serves a precise calendrical role.

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Mexica Tochtli Rabbit Year Sign

Tochtli, “Rabbit”, is one of four repeating signs used with thirteen numerals to name years in the Nahua 52-year cycle, giving the rabbit image a precise calendrical role.

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Mixtec Three Flint Day Sign

Three Flint is a documented Mixtec numeral-plus-day sign in the Tonindeye Codex, where calendrical signs locate events within historical and genealogical narratives.

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Mixtec Eight Deer Name Glyph

Eight Deer is the calendrical name glyph of the historical Mixtec ruler Eight Deer Jaguar-Claw, whose genealogy and political career are recorded in the Tonindeye Codex.

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Ancient Americas Documented Signs Motifs Collection

Ancient Americas Documented Signs Motifs gathers 25 symbols shaped around documented glyphs, calendrical signs, manuscript motifs, archaeological reliefs, textiles, metalwork, and ceremonial objects from named ancient American cultures, with each mark chosen for clarity, historical resonance, and a strong editorial silhouette.