Author:
Boone Elizabeth Hill,Collins Rochelle
Abstract
AbstractThe Sun Stone of Motecuhzoma Ilhuicamina is one of the major monuments revealed
by excavations in and around the Aztec Templo Mayor since 1978. Featuring the
sun disk on its top surface and the Mexica conquest of 11 enemy polities on its
cylindrical sides, it is considered a gladiatorial stone, similar in both
iconography and function to the later Stone of Tizoc. While Tizoc's
stone locates its conquest scenes between earth and sky bands, this sun stone
uniquely places its conquests between two bands of repeating motifs. The authors
argue that these bands are extraordinary examples of pictographic texts that
parallel and likely called forth ritual speech acts. The iconography and
patterning of the motifs reveal the bands to be visual exhortations or prayers
related to human sacrifice specifically associated with Tezcatlipoca. The
complex pattern of the repeating motifs is rhythmic and reflects the discourse
structure of Nahuatl high speech.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Subject
Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous),Geography, Planning and Development
Cited by
6 articles.
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