APPENDIX II Notes for Codex Zouche-Nuttall Pages 1–4

 

Table AII.1. Secondary and Tertiary Actors in Ceremonies Depicted on Codex Zouche-Nuttall Pages 1 and 2

The chief figure in charge of, or the recipient of, the ceremonies depicted on ZN pages 1 and 2 is Lord Eight Wind Eagle Flints. In the first, at Toto Cuee Cave, Lord Eleven Alligator is ceremonially present at Lord Eight Wind’s birth. The page 1 bird-sacrifice ceremonies show tertiary actors bearing royal garments for Eight Wind (Xicollis); the page 2 ceremony, though also a bird sacrifice, does not.

Table AII.2. Proposed Day-Date Sequence for Year 5 House War Events Depicted on Codex Zouche-Nuttall Page 3

The earliest day in this sequence of events in the Stone Men war in Year 5 House is the first occurrence of 4 Wind (#52). The second occurrence of Day 4 Wind is the latest (#352), so it is possible for the other recorded days to fall within that 260-day span from 4 Wind to 4 Wind. The sequence would be:

Day 4 Wind: ♂7 Wind captures a Stone Man.

Day 7 Snake: ♂7 Snake and ♀6 Eagle attack Stone Men.

Day 4 Dog: ♂7 Snake perambulates.

Day 4 Wind: ♀ Eight Deer captures a Stone Man.

The difficulty with this purely chronological sequencing is that the Day 4 Dog in Year 5 House is drawn larger than the other days, so it has emphasis. It is also positioned close to Lord Seven Snake’s perambulation, so that assignment is made in the sequence. Of the six tableaux shown on page 3, only three have days assigned in Year 5 House, for a total of five days encompassing a 260-day span. Therefore, the page 3 Year 5 House events all occur within that 260-day span of time.

The total length of time for the events on pages 3 and 4 is twenty-three years. The war with the Stone Men begins in Year 3 Reed (#29), and the Year 5 House (#31) events continue it; the war with the Striped Men begins in Year 12 Flint (#38) and ends in Year 6 Reed (#45). The council is held in Year 13 Rabbit (#52).

Table AII.3. Events Depicted on Codex Zouche-Nuttall Pages 3 and 4

Table AII.4. Chronological Schematic for Tableaux on Codex Zouche-Nuttall Pages 3 and 4