# limerick aztec mexica nahuatl ixiptla

Our latest - an ode to warrior-musicians:-
There was a young man from Otumba
Who fought as if dancing the rumba.
He brandished obsidian,
His movement Euclidean
To the rhythm of Zumba que Zumba.
Illustration © Thomas Haller Buchanan
https://t.co/xt5QIalKQP

8 41
2021-11-20

For years scholars struggled with the term - representative, delegate, substitute, image, impersonator, likeness, representation, character, localised/deity embodiment, god presenter...
They were key to human sacrifices -
https://t.co/wGxeun0jh1

13 39
2021-10-11

If an slave could escape from their owner, exit the market, run to the palace AND - crucially - step on human excrement (!), (s)he was congratulated and formally given freedom. The (ritual) poo bit is explained by Alfredo López Austin here -https://t.co/hGjfVCl9sq

9 22
2020-03-25