Eight Deer Jaguar Claw

Names
	Nacuaa 'Teyusi Ñaña'

Lord Eight Deer Jaguar Claw
Lord Eight Deer Jaguar Claw
Iya (lord, king)
	Lord Eight Deer Jaguar Claw (right) meeting with Toltec ruler Lord Four Jaguar, in a depiction from the Codex Zouche-Nuttall. His name glyph, a deer head and eight dots, is above his head.
King of Tututepec; (Yucu Dzaa)
Reign	1084–1115
Successor	Lord Four Wind Fire Serpent
King of Tilantongo; (Nuu Tnoo)
Reign	1097–1115
Successor	Lord Six House Jaguar that Came from the Sky (at Tilantongo); Lord Four Dog Coyote Hunter (at Teozacoalco)
Born	5 October 1063; Tilantongo
Died	1115; Tilantongo
Spouse	See list Lady Thirteen Serpent Flowered Serpent (from Red and White Bundle); Lady Six Eagle Spiderweb Jaguar (from Chacaltongo); Lady Ten Vulture Brilliant Quechquemitl (from Tilantongo); Lady Eleven Serpent Jaguar Flower Turquoise Teeth (from Cholula); Lady Six Wind (from Cuyotepeji); ;
Issue	See list Lord Six House Jaguar that Came from the Sky, King of Tilantongo; Lord Four Dog Coyote Hunter, King of Teozacoalco; Lady Ten Flower Rain Spiderweb, Queen of Nuu Yuchi; Lady Six Wind Quetzal Feather of Royal Blood, Queen of Jaltepec; Lady Six Flint Precious Fire Serpent, Queen of Jaltepec; Lord Four Alligator Sacred Serpent; Lord Twelve Dog Knife; Lady Five Wind Fur and Jade Ornament, Queen of Nuu Yuchi; Lady Two Grass Sacred Jade; Lord Eight Movement Quetzal Owl; ;
Names
Names
	Nacuaa 'Teyusi Ñaña'
Father	Lord Five Alligator Sun Rain, High Priest of Tilantongo
Mother	Lady Eleven Water Bird Jewel
Religion	Mixtec religion

Eight Deer Jaguar Claw (Mixtec: Iya Nacuaa Teyusi Ñaña^[3]), or Eight Deer for brevity,^[4] was a powerful Mixtec ruler in 11th-century Oaxaca referred to in the 15th-century deerskin manuscript Codex Zouche-Nuttall, and other Mixtec manuscripts. His surname is alternatively translated Tiger-Claw and Ocelot-Claw. John Pohl has dated his life spanning from 1063 until his assassination in 1115.^[5]

^ Jansen & Jiménez (2011)
^ Jansen & Jiménez (2011)
^ Jansen and Pérez Jiménez (2004)
^ Consonant with standard Mesoamerican practice, the "Eight Deer" component of his name refers to his day of birth within the 260-day Mesoamerican cycle, which cycles through 13 numbers and 20 various signs (e.g., animals, plants, natural phenomena).
^ See Pohl (n.d.)

[1] Jansen & Jiménez (2011)

[2] Jansen & Jiménez (2011)

[3] Jansen and Pérez Jiménez (2004)

[4] Consonant with standard Mesoamerican practice, the "Eight Deer" component of his name refers to his day of birth within the 260-day Mesoamerican cycle, which cycles through 13 numbers and 20 various signs (e.g., animals, plants, natural phenomena).

[5] See Pohl (n.d.)

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Eight Deer Jaguar Claw

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