Eight Deer Jaguar Claw

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Eight Deer Jaguar Claw (right) Meeting with Four Jaguar, in a depiction from the Codex Zouche-Nuttall, His name glyph with a deer head and eight red dots is above his head.

Eight Deer Jaguar Claw was a powerful Mixtec ruler in 11th century Oaxaca referred to in the 15th century deerskin manuscript Codex Zouche-Nuttall. His surname is alternatively translated Tiger-Claw and Ocelot-Claw.

Born in Tilantongo, his reign lasted from 1063 until his death in 1115. Almost always pictured wearing a jaguar helmet, he supported the Toltecs in their attempts at expansionism, and was thus awarded a turquoise nose ornament, a symbol of Toltec royal authority.

He was killed in 1115 when he was sacrificed to the gods by rival contenders to his authority.

Codex Zouche-Nuttall, Mixtec pictorial Codex which is the main source to knowledge about Eight Deer Jaguar Claw.

[edit] References

• Codex Zouche-Nuttall
• Pohl, John M.D. The Legend of Lord Eight Deer: An Epic of Ancient Mexico. Oxford University Press, 2002.

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