Smithsonian miscellaneous collections . apatha Brahmana, II, 2, i, 30) ; hence the name of the well-known Bengali snake-goddess, Manasa Devi, who is at once Indrani and theEarth, and of whom the Mathura Serpent Queen may be regarded as one ofthe earliest known representations. The Serpent Queen must also be recognized in Sasarpari the daughter ofthe Sun and Lunar Maiden (paksya; paksa, according to Sayana, is herethe Sun, the usual sense of Moon , as in Buddha Carita, II, 20, seems to bemore acceptable, and would allude to Sasarparis amrya origin), who putsforth the New Life (tmvyam ayur dadJi
Smithsonian miscellaneous collections . apatha Brahmana, II, 2, i, 30) ; hence the name of the well-known Bengali snake-goddess, Manasa Devi, who is at once Indrani and theEarth, and of whom the Mathura Serpent Queen may be regarded as one ofthe earliest known representations. The Serpent Queen must also be recognized in Sasarpari the daughter ofthe Sun and Lunar Maiden (paksya; paksa, according to Sayana, is herethe Sun, the usual sense of Moon , as in Buddha Carita, II, 20, seems to bemore acceptable, and would allude to Sasarparis amrya origin), who putsforth the New Life (tmvyam ayur dadJiana), RV. Ill, 53, 15-16; where Ayusis primarily Agni (see Bloomfield in Journ. Amer. Oriental Soc, XX, p. 181),the one and only Life (ekayu^, I, 31, 5), and Universal Life {visvdyus,I, 67,5; IV, 28,2; VI, 4, 2). SMITHSONIAN MISCELLANEOUS COLLECTIONS VOLUME 94, NUMBER 2 CONCERNING THE BADIANUS MANUSCRIPT, AN AZTEC HERBAL, CODEX BARBERINI, LATIN 241 (VATICAN LIBRARY) (With Four ) BYEMILY WALGOTT EMMARTThe Johns Hopkins University. (Publication 3329) CITY OF WASHINGTON PUBLISHED BY THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION MAY 18, 1935 BALTIMORE, UD., C. S. A. FOREWORD The present pamphlet is pubhshed to make known the discoveryof the Badianus Manuscript in the Vatican Library and to give anidea of the vahie and interest of this unique Aztec herbal It is behevedto be the earhest herbal produced on this side of the Atlantic, and fromthis consideration alone it deserves all the notice that it v^ill un-doubtedly receive. It is a matter of regret to the Smithsonian Insti-tution that funds are not available to publish a facsimile of the fullmanuscript with its 91 color sketches of plants. Such a publication,in the usual edition issued by the Institution and with 91 color plates,would involve a considerable sum. but the text with black and whiteillustrations and a few color plates could be published for a com-paratively moderate amount. If there are those who would be suf-ficiently interested
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