Book 12 of the Florentine Codex

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Book 12 of the Florentine Codex

• Jessica Acosta
• Colleen Lenahan
• Olivia Marcucci

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• Auh niman in iehoan Españoles, quitlalique in
  quauhtematlatl in mumuzticpac, inic quintepachozq
  in macevaltin
• And then the Spaniards installed the wooden sling
  (catapult) on top of the altar platform to hurl
  stones at the people.
• More literally "And then they Spaniards
  it-installed the wooden sling for throwing stones
  altar-on-top-of in order to at-them-hurl-stones
  the people"

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• Auh in oquicencauhque, in ie quitlaçazque, cenca
  cololhuitinemi, ceca ommapiloa, quinmapilhuia in
  macevalti, ommapiloa in vmpa omocenquixtiq in
  amaxac, in ie ixquich macevalti, cenca
  quimomottitia
• And they made it ready and were about to shoot it
  o ff, they gathered around and greatly pointing
  their fingers to all the people gathered there in
  Amaxac, showing them to each other.
• More literally "And (past)-it-make-ready-(pret.)
  already it-hurl-(pl. future) greatly
  it-gather-around-go-about-doing greatly
  away-pointing at-them-pointing-their-fingers the
  people away-pointing there (pret.)-(3rd pers. pl.
  refl.)-gather-something-scattered-(pret. plural)
  Amaxaca already all the people greatly
  them-away-(3rd pers. pl. refl.)-show-something-to-
  someone"

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• ommaçoa in Españoles, inic impan contlaçazque con
  maiavizque, in iuhqui
• The Spaniards spread out their arms, showing how
  they will hurl it away as if they were using a
  rock sling.
• More literally "away-spread-the-arms the
  Spaniards how for they-it-away-hurl-(fut.)
  it-away-hurl-(fut.) in this way
  them-use-rock-sling-(fut.)"

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• nec quimalacachoa nec quitevilacachoa, nima
  ic meoatiquetz in quauhtemalacatl in iquauhio
• Then they wound it up, then the arm of the wooden
  catapult rose up
• More literally "next they-it-wind-up next
  they-it-make-revolve then for the reason
  hurl-(lig.)-raise up the arm of the catapult
  it-wooden-house-made-of"

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• Auh in tetl amo vel vmpa ia in ipa macevalli çan
  ie icampa iteputzco in vetzito tianquiztli
  Xumolco
• Then the stone did not hit the people, instead it
  only fell behind the marketplace at Xumolco
• More literally "but the stone no greatly where
  already toward-the-expected-direction the people
  merely already behind it-behind
  fall-outward-moving the marketplace Xomolco"

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• Auh ic vnca mixnamicque in iuh nezque Españoles
  iuhquin mixmapilxixili, cenca chachalaca
• Because of that there the Spaniards argued
  amongst themselves as if they were stabbing their
  fingers in each other's faces, chattering a great
  deal
• More literally "and for that reason there argue
  thus appear-(pl. pret.) the Spaniards like
  stab-one-another-in-each-other's-face greatly
  chatter"

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• Auh in quauhtematlatl mocuecuepa avic iaiauh, çan
  ivian motlamelauhcaquetztia
• And the catapult kept returning back and forth
  and bit by bit it righted itself
• More literally "and the catapult
  (refl.)-return-back-and-forth back and forth
  (emphasized)-go only bit-by-bit
  (refl.)-go-straight-(lig.)-rise"

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• niman ic vel nez in iiacac catca in tematlatl
  cenca tomaoac in mecal, inic mecaio
• Then it could be clearly seen that there was a
  stone sling that was attached to its point by a
  very thick rope
• More literally "then for the reason greatly
  appeared point-(pret.) was the sling for hurling
  stones greatly something thick the rope how
  something tied with rope"

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• niman ic quitocaiotique quauhtematlatl
• Then because of that, they named it a wooden
  sling for throwing stones
• More literally "then for the reason
  it-name-(pret.) wooden sling for throwing stones"

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• auh ie no ceppa quicentlazque in Españoles
• And already the Spaniards assembled
• More literally "and already also once
  they-assemble-(fut. pl.) the Spaniards"

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• yoa in ixquich tlaxcaltecatl
• they sent out all the Tlaxcalans
• More literally "went all the people from
  Tlaxcala"

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• nima ie vmpa motecpana in iacaculco, yoan
  tecpancaltitlan yoan copalnamacoia
• Then they lined up in Yacacolco, Tecpancaltitlan,
  Copalnamacoia
• More literally "then already there
  (refl.)-put-in-order Yacacolco sent"

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• nima ie vmpa atecocolecan quiniacana in ixquich
  techiaoalotoc
• Then there in Atecocolecan, they led everything
  and all that surrounded us
• More literally "then already there Atecocolean
  them-lead all they-us-surround-(pret.)"

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• cencan ivian in onotiui.
• very gradually they proceeded
• More literally "greatly gradually
  away-proceed-go-along-doing"

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• Auh in tiiacaoan valmomativi, vel mochichicaoa,
  vel moquichquetza, aiac tlacuecuetlaxoa, aiac
  tlacioatlamachtia.
• And the warriors were on their guards, greatly
  working up their spirits, greatly standing up in
  a manly way, no one was faint, no one acted like
  a woman
• More literally "and the warriors
  toward-themselves-be-on-one's-guard-go greatly
  (refl.)-work-up-one's-spirits greatly
  (refl.)-manliness-raise-up no one faint no one
  act like a woman"

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• Quitoa. xioalnenemican tiiacavane, aquique in
  tenitotonti, tlalhuicatotonti
• They said, "Come running warriors! Who are these
  barbarians, these backlanders?
• More literally "they-it-say (imperative)-towards-
  travel-(pl.) warriors who 

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• Auh in tiiacavan avic vivi, ixtlapal huivi
• And the warriors went this way and that way
  sideways
• More literally "and the warriors back-and-forth
  go sideways go"

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• aocac tlamelauhca icac, motlamelauhcaquetza
• No longer no one stood straight, raised up
  straight
• More literally "no longer no one go straight
  standing vertical (refl.)-standing-vertical-(lig.)
  -raise-up