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ID: 300443498
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Record Type: concept
teocalli (religious structures, ceremonial structures, ... Built Environment (hierarchy name))

 

Note: Mesoamerican religious structures in central Mexico, usually a terraced pyramid surmounted by a temple; other types of structures such as tzompantli, cuauhxicalco, and calmecac. Literally, "teotl (deity) house."
 
Terms:
teocalli (preferred,C,U,English-P,D,U,N)
teocalli (Classical Nahuatl-P,D,U,B)
teocalli (Spanish,UF,L,U)
teohcalli (C,U,Classical Nahuatl,UF,N)  ............ variant orthography
teucali (C,U,Classical Nahuatl,UF,N)  ............ variant orthography
teucalli (C,U,Classical Nahuatl,UF,B)  ............ variant orthography
tiopan (C,U,Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl,UF,U)  ............ alternate term

Facet/Hierarchy Code:  V.RK

Hierarchical Position:

Hierarchy of Objects Facet
Objects Facet
Hierarchy of Built Environment (hierarchy name)
.... Built Environment (hierarchy name) (G)
Hierarchy of Single Built Works (hierarchy name)
........ Single Built Works (hierarchy name) (G)
Hierarchy of single built works (built environment)
............ single built works (built environment) (G)
Hierarchy of <single built works by specific type>
................ <single built works by specific type> (G)
Hierarchy of <single built works by function>
.................... <single built works by function> (G)
Hierarchy of ceremonial structures
........................ ceremonial structures (G)
Hierarchy of religious structures
............................ religious structures (G)
Hierarchy of teocalli
................................ teocalli (G)

Additional Parents:

Hierarchy of Objects Facet
Objects Facet
Hierarchy of Built Environment (hierarchy name)
.... Built Environment (hierarchy name) (G)
Hierarchy of Built Complexes and Districts (hierarchy name)
........ Built Complexes and Districts (hierarchy name) (G)
Hierarchy of complexes (buildings and sites)
............ complexes (buildings and sites) (G)
Hierarchy of <complexes by function>
................ <complexes by function> (G)
Hierarchy of pyramid complexes
.................... pyramid complexes (G)
Hierarchy of pyramid temple complexes
........................ pyramid temple complexes (G)
Hierarchy of teocalli
............................ teocalli (G)

Additional Notes:
Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl ..... Tlahtolli tlen motequihuiyaya para tlamantli reliogiosas ipan centro tlen Mexco, nochipan ce tiopan zo tzacualli ipan motlaia, nouhquiya cequinoc tlamantli quence tzompantli, cuauhcicalco huan calmecac. 
Spanish ..... Término general utilizado para las estructuras religiosas del centro de México, generalmente un templo o la pirámide sobre la que se asienta, incluyendo otros tipos de estructuras como el tzompantli, el cuauhxicalco y el calmecac. Literalmente, "casa de teotl (deidad)". 

Sources and Contributors:
teocalli............  [GRI-FloCo Preferred, VP Preferred]
.................  GRI, FloCo terminology (2019-)
.................  León Portilla, Aztec Thought and Culture (1963)
.................  Molina 1571 (2) 100r
.................  Simeon 1992 483
teohcalli............  [GRI-FloCo]
....................  Karttunen 1992 227
teucali............  [GRI-FloCo]
.................  Sahagún 2012 (IV) 46
teucalli............  [GRI-FloCo]
.................  Sahagún 2012 (II) 51
.................  Simeon 1992 483
tiopan............  [GRI-FloCo]
.................  GRI, FloCo terminology (2019-)
.................  Sullivan et al. 2016 454
 
Subject: .....  [GRI-FloCo, VP]
............  GRI, FloCo terminology (2019-)
 
Note:
English .......... [VP]
.......... GRI, FloCo terminology (2019-)
.......... León Portilla, Aztec Thought and Culture (1963)
Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl .......... [GRI-FloCo]
.......... GRI, FloCo terminology (2019-)
Spanish .......... [GRI-FloCo]
.......... GRI, FloCo terminology (2019-)

 

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