calendar, but instead uses the calendrical glyphs to reference the cyclical concepts of time and its relationship to the cosmic conflicts within the Aztec ideology. Beginning at the symbol just left of the large point in the previous zone, these symbols are read counterclockwise. The order is as follows:

1. cipactli - crocodile, 2. ehécatl - wind, 3. calli - house, 4. cuetzpallin - lizard, 5. cóatl - serpent, 6. miquiztli - skull/death, 7. mázatl - deer, 8. tochtli - rabbit, 9. atl - water, 10. itzcuintli - dog, 11. ozomatli - monkey, 12. malinalli - herb, 13. ácatl - cane, 14. océlotl - jaguar, 15. cuauhtli - eagle, 16. cozcacuauhtli - vulture, 17. ollín - movement, 18. técpatl - flint, 19. quiahuitl - rain, 20. xóchitl - flower

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