Home›Sources›Cycles of Time and Meaning in the Mexican Books of FateSourcesCycles of Time and Meaning in the Mexican Books of FateCitation FormatsGeneral ReferenceGeneral Reference Citation TextDivinity Atlas. "Cycles of Time and Meaning in the Mexican Books of Fate." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://www.divinityatlas.com/sources/cycles-of-time-and-meaning-in-the-mexican-books-of-fate.Copy General ReferenceAPA StyleAPA Style Citation TextDivinity Atlas. (n.d.). Cycles of Time and Meaning in the Mexican Books of Fate. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://www.divinityatlas.com/sources/cycles-of-time-and-meaning-in-the-mexican-books-of-fateCopy APA StyleBibTeXBibTeX Citation Text@misc{divinityatlas-cycles-of-time-and-meaning-in-the-mexica, author = {Divinity Atlas}, title = {Cycles of Time and Meaning in the Mexican Books of Fate}, year = {2026}, url = {https://www.divinityatlas.com/sources/cycles-of-time-and-meaning-in-the-mexican-books-of-fate}, note = {Accessed August 30, 2026} }Copy BibTeXElizabeth Hill Boone's study works directly from the surviving Mesoamerican divinatory codices themselves, the tonalamatl tradition, examining their calendrical structure and documented use in Aztec and related divination practice rather than describing Mesoamerican divination in the abstract. That direct engagement with the surviving physical codices is the study's real evidentiary basis. This record has not independently traced a documented history of scholarly disagreement with Boone's specific readings. Use it for established facts about Mesoamerican divinatory manuscripts and calendar based divination as those manuscripts document it.FactsClaims Backed By This Source (323 claims)Comments (0)Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)FactsAssessmentReliability TierWell-attested1A scholarly study from a university press working directly from the surviving Mesoamerican divinatory codices, examining their calendrical structure and documented use in Aztec and related divination practice.NotesWell-attestedScholarly study of the Mesoamerican divinatory codices (the tonalamatl tradition), examining their calendrical structure and use in Aztec and related Mexican divination. Use for established facts about Mesoamerican divinatory manuscripts and calendar-based divination.CitationAuthorWell-attestedElizabeth Hill BoonePublisherWell-attestedUniversity of Texas PressPublication YearWell-attested2007URLWell-attestedhttps://utpress.utexas.edu/9780292712638/Source TypeWell-attestedacademic monographClaims Backed By This Source (323 claims)This source backs 323 claims across the atlas. As facts: 211 well-attested, 1 scholarly debate. As cited relationships: 53 holds. Plus 58 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.Disposition By TopicTonalpohualli Day Signs, 91 claims: 40 well-attested, 31 holds, 20 general references.Lords of the Night, 67 claims: 54 well-attested, 4 holds, 9 general references.Articles, 60 claims: 58 well-attested, 2 general references.Trecenas, 49 claims: 20 well-attested, 9 holds, 20 general references.Doctrines, 11 claims: 4 well-attested, 1 scholarly debate, 5 holds, 1 general references.Esoteric Texts, 11 claims: 9 well-attested, 1 holds, 1 general references.Textual Witnesses, 11 claims: 9 well-attested, 1 holds, 1 general references.Holidays & Festivals, 9 claims: 8 well-attested, 1 general references.Sources, 8 claims: 8 well-attested.Custodians & Museums, 3 claims: 1 well-attested, 1 holds, 1 general references.Calendars, 2 claims: 1 holds, 1 general references.Cultures, 1 claims: 1 general references.Well-attested211ArticlesA Screenfold of Deerskin, and the Count of 260 DaysAcatl, the Reed and Quetzalcoatl's NameAcatl's Patron and the Eastern QuarterAtl's Patron and the EastBurnt Books, and a Cardinal's MuseumCalli's Patron and the Western QuarterCenteotl's Turn in the Nine-Night CycleChalchiuhtlicue's Night in the CountCipactli's Patron and the EastCoatl's Patron and the EastCozcacuauhtli's Patron and the SouthCuauhtli's Patron and the WestCuetzpalin's Patron and the SouthEhecatl's Patron and the NorthFive Books That May Share One WorkshopFour Suns Before This OneItzcuintli's Patron and the NorthItztli's Night in the CountMalinalli's Patron and the SouthMazatl's Patron and the WestMictlantecuhtli's Night and the Count of NineMiquiztli's Patron and the NorthOcelotl's Patron and the NorthOllin's Patron and the EastOzomahtli's Patron and the WestPiltzintecuhtli's Place in the Night CountQuiahuitl's Patron and the WestTecpatl's Patron and the Northern QuarterTepeyollotl, Heart of the MountainTepeyollotl's Turn Among the Night LordsThe Eighteen Pages That Will Not SettleThe Sacrifice at Teotihuacan and the Sun That Must Be FedThe Thirteen Days of Trecena 1The Thirteen Days of Trecena 10The Thirteen Days of Trecena 11The Thirteen Days of Trecena 12The Thirteen Days of Trecena 13The Thirteen Days of Trecena 14The Thirteen Days of Trecena 15The Thirteen Days of Trecena 16The Thirteen Days of Trecena 17The Thirteen Days of Trecena 18The Thirteen Days of Trecena 19The Thirteen Days of Trecena 20The Thirteen Days of Trecena 3The Thirteen Days of Trecena 4The Thirteen Days of Trecena 5The Thirteen Days of Trecena 8Tlaloc's Night Closing the Count of NineTlazolteotl's Night in the Nine-Day CycleShowing 1 to 50 of 109 entities carrying this claim. NextScholarly debate1DoctrinesThe Fifth SunHolds53CalendarsAztec XiuhpohualliCustodians & MuseumsBiblioteca Apostolica VaticanaDoctrinesThe Fifth SunEsoteric TextsCodex Borgia GroupLords of the NightChalchiuhtlicueMictlantecuhtliTlalocTlazolteotlTextual WitnessesCodex BorgiaTonalpohualli Day SignsCrocodile (Cipactli)Death (Miquiztli)Deer (Mazatl)Dog (Itzcuintli)Eagle (Cuauhtli)Flint (Tecpatl)Flower (Xochitl)Grass (Malinalli)House (Calli)Jaguar (Ocelotl)Lizard (Cuetzpalin)Monkey (Ozomahtli)Movement (Ollin)Rabbit (Tochtli)Rain (Quiahuitl)Reed (Acatl)Serpent (Coatl)Vulture (Cozcacuauhtli)Water (Atl)Wind (Ehecatl)Trecenas1 Acatl1 Cozcacuauhtli1 Cuauhtli1 Itzcuintli1 Ocelotl1 Ollin1 Ozomahtli1 Quiahuitl1 TecpatlGeneral References58ArticlesFive Books That May Share One WorkshopWhat a Trecena Entry CoversCalendarsAztec XiuhpohualliCulturesNahuaCustodians & MuseumsBiblioteca Apostolica VaticanaDoctrinesThe Fifth SunEsoteric TextsCodex Borgia GroupHolidays & FestivalsMiccailhuitlLords of the NightCenteotlChalchiuhtlicueItztliMictlantecuhtliPiltzintecuhtliTepeyollotlTlalocTlazolteotlXiuhtecuhtliTextual WitnessesCodex BorgiaTonalpohualli Day SignsCrocodile (Cipactli)Death (Miquiztli)Deer (Mazatl)Dog (Itzcuintli)Eagle (Cuauhtli)Flint (Tecpatl)Flower (Xochitl)Grass (Malinalli)House (Calli)Jaguar (Ocelotl)Lizard (Cuetzpalin)Monkey (Ozomahtli)Movement (Ollin)Rabbit (Tochtli)Rain (Quiahuitl)Reed (Acatl)Serpent (Coatl)Vulture (Cozcacuauhtli)Water (Atl)Wind (Ehecatl)Trecenas1 Acatl1 Atl1 Calli1 Cipactli1 Coatl1 Cozcacuauhtli1 Cuauhtli1 Cuetzpalin1 Ehecatl1 Itzcuintli1 Malinalli1 MazatlShowing 1 to 50 of 58 entities carrying this claim. 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