Amantecatl (MH745v)

Amantecatl (MH745v)
Simplex Glyph

Glyph or Iconographic Image Description:

This black-line drawing of the simplex glyph for the personal name or occupation of Amantecatl (perhaps “Feather Worker” or even other types of artisans) is attested here as pertaining to a man. The visual for this name looks something like folded paper (amatl), but it could be feathers. If it is paper, then amatl could be a phonetic indicator for the Ama- start to the name, and the artistic nature of the paper may provide a semantic hint for “skilled artisan” (amantecatl).

Description, Credit:

Stephanie Wood

Added Analysis:

The gloss has dropped the "n" from amantecatl, giving "amatecatl," which just might suggest "paper worker." Still, that was not a known occupation the way amantecatl was so well known. If this Amantecatl was actually an artist who worked more with paper than with feathers, he may have made some of the ritual adornments that people wore in ceremonies and dances. See the example Tecuilhuitontli (TR1r), below.

Gloss or Text Image:

Gloss/Text Diplomatic Transcription:

amatecatl

Gloss/Text Normalization:

amantecatl

Gloss/Text Analysis, Credit:

Stephanie Wood

Source Manuscript:

Huexotzinco, Matrícula de (MH)

Date of Manuscript:

1560

Creator's Location (and place coverage):

Huejotzingo, Puebla

Semantic Categories:

personal name

phonetic dimensions

Syntax:

noun(s)

Writing Features:

simplex or element as phonogram

Cultural Content & Iconography:

Art, Design, Crafts, etc.

Feathers

Names (personal and/or theonym)

Paper

Cultural Content, Credit:

Jeff Haskett-Wood

Colors:

black & white drawing (no color)

Shapes and Perspectives:

facing right

profile view

Keywords:

plumas, papel, artesanos, nombres de hombres, feathers

Glyph or Iconographic Image:

Relevant Nahuatl Dictionary Word(s):

amanteca(tl), a skilled artisan, often a feather worker, https://nahuatl.wired-humanities.org/content/amantecatl

Glyph/Icon Name, Spanish Translation:

Artesano de Plumas

Spanish Translation, Credit:

Stephanie Wood

Image Source:

Matrícula de Huexotzinco, folio 745v, World Digital Library, https://www.loc.gov/resource/gdcwdl.wdl_15282/?sp=569&st=image

Image Source, Rights:

This manuscript is hosted by the Library of Congress and the World Digital Library; used here with the Creative Commons, “Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 License” (CC-BY-NC-SAq 3.0).

Historical Contextualizing Image: