Codex Bodley, c. 1501-1550 (drawing)

Codex Bodley / Codex Ñuu Tnoo', c. first half 16th century. MS. Mex. d.1, p. 20. Obverse. Book I. Starting at top (following from p. 17). Band i (left to right). [2) Lady 2 Water ‘Plumed Sun’, who married Lord 1 Monkey ‘Rain Sun’ of Añute. 3) Lord 13 Grass ‘Serpent with Markings’, who married Lady 10 Vulture, the daughter of Lord 11 Jaguar] and Lady 12 Flint, rulers of Mountain of Flowers (probably Yucu Ita). They established theCodex Bodley / Codex Ñuu Tnoo', c. first half 16th century. MSelves in Valley of the Sand Pot, the Rosette and the Tree. 4) Lady 4 Water ‘Butterfly with Red Spots’, who married Lord 8 Monkey of Chiyo Yuhu (Suchixtlan). 5) Lord 7 Reed ‘Blood Jaguar’. 6) Lord 11 Rain ‘Sun Coyote’, who settled in Black Valley and married Lady 8 Deer from Mountain of Flowers. She was probably the sister of her elder brother’s wife. Band ii (right to left). 7) Lady 7 Deer, who married Lord 8 Grass ‘Rain Sun’, the ruler of Ndisi Nuu. The first-born, Lord 10 Rain ‘Rain Sun’ became ruler of Ñuu Tnoo. He married his cousin, Lady 5 Wind ‘Cacao Flower’, the daughter of his father’s brother, Lord 4 Death ‘War Venus’, and Lady 11 Monkey, ‘Jade Spiderweb’, rulers of Chiyo Yuhu. [Lord 10 Rain and Lady 5 Wind had four children: 1) Lady 5 Monkey ‘Seed of Split Hill’ born in the year 12 Rabbit (1466), who married Lord 4 Serpent ‘Blood Eagle’, Prince of Añute. 2) Lord 4 Deer ‘Ndisi Nuu Eagle’, whose birth year is not specified but should probably be 9 Flint (associated with the birth of his father in the present manuscript), i.e. 1476. He was ruling in Ñuu Tnoo in the eve of the conquest, according to the Relación Geográfica of that town. 3) Lord 7 Reed ‘War Venus’ who married Lady 4 Alligator ‘Spiderweb’, a princess of At the Foot of the Altar (Sachio) Band iii (left to right). 4) Lord 8 Death ‘Jaguar, Fire Serpent’ who married Lady 1 Flower ‘Jaguar Garment’. They ruled in Plain with Mouth, Place of Bird with Arrow Beak’, which must refer to Yodzo Cahi (Yanhuitlan), as an early colonial document identifies that at the place where this couple ruled. The names appear in alphabetic script as Namahu (8 Death) and Cauaco (1 Flower). Lord 4 Deer ‘Ndisi Nuu Eagle’ married Lady 11 Serpent. The obverse side ends with the scene of this pair ruling Ñuu Tnoo. It is therefore plausible that the manuscript was prepared precisely for this marriage, leaving a lot of space open to continue the history with the children and grandchildren that this couple was expected to have.] End of the first part.