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xiuhmatlalitztli.
Headword:
xiuhmatlalitztli.
Principal English Translation:
the most highly prized gemstone, apparently a blue sapphire or the like (see attestations)
Attestations from sources in English:
The Dibble and Anderson translation of the Florentine Codex states how this stone "surpasses all other precious stones," it is like a droplet of water, or like the blue at the tip of a flame, or the blue of cotinga feathers. The Spanish language text on the same page says this stone is a sapphire, referring to a Nahuatl-language written account. (SW)