Mesoamerican Codices

One side of this screenfold codex presents a genealogical and historical narrative divided into six or more sections, including a genealogy of the first and second dynasties of Tilantongo through the marriage of 8 Deer and the genealogy of the rulers of Teozacoalco through the children of the third rulers of the third dynasty. Other pages contain related genealogies, some antedating the first Tiltantongo dynasty or involved with the divine origin of the Mixtec lineages. The other side presents an incomplete history of the life and exploits of 8 Deer from the marriage of his parents in 1009 and his birth in 1011 to the year 1050.