Evidence & Historical Context
Editorially reviewedDocumented identification
A Mixtec calendrical sign combining the numeral three with the Flint day sign in the Tonindeye Codex.
Historical meaning
Three Flint functions as calendrical notation within Mixtec historical and genealogical narratives, locating events in recorded time.
Scholarly interpretation
The same named combination can operate at different calendrical scales, including a day and a year, according to its manuscript context.
Modern associations
Time, identity and recorded memory are useful discovery associations grounded in the codex’s historical use.
Research warning
Do not treat Three Flint as a generic emblem of sharpness, strength, personality or elemental power.
Provenance: Contemporary rendering based on the documented Mixtec Three Flint calendrical sign in the Tonindeye Codex, preserving the numeral-and-day-sign relationship without copying a full manuscript scene.
Context note: This is a contemporary study of a documented source from a named culture. It is not an exact reproduction, a universal Indigenous symbol, or a substitute for living cultural and ceremonial knowledge.
Research status: reviewed · reviewed 06/08/2026
Sources
1 referenceThe Tonindeye (Nuttall) Codex, Mixtec, 1200-1521, museum number Am1902,0308.1. (The British Museum)
Supports: Documents Mixtec day and name signs, including Three Flint and the ruler Eight Deer Jaguar-Claw, within historical and genealogical narratives.
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Mixtec Three Flint Day Sign. Sanctum Hex Vault. Reviewed 06/08/2026. https://vault.sanctumhex.com/symbols/ancient-americas-documented-signs-motifs-mixtec-three-flint-day-sign
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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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