a cycle of 52 years; believed to have been the period for one man's rule for each of the last eight xiuhtlalpilli prior to the fall of Tollan
a knotted turquoise cloth
According to Gordon Whittaker (personal communication, 4/19/2023) says that the xiuhtlalpilli is the more authentic term that many have replaced with xiuhmolpilli.
The "xiuh" of the xiuhtlalpilli, as a period of time, refers to xihuitl, year, and the "xiuh" of the cloth refers to xihuitl, the color turquoise. (SW)
xiuhtlalpilli, inic motzinipiticac = The knotted turquoise cloth is bound around his loins.
ytlauhtonatiuhyo yxiuhtlalpil tilmatli