Atle Itil (MH852r)

Atle Itil (MH852r)
Simplex Glyph

Glyph or Iconographic Image Description: 

This black-line drawing of the simplex glyph for the personal name Atle Itil (“He Has No Cape”) is attested here as a man’s name. The glyph shows a person in a sitting position, facing the viewer’s right, with his knees raised and his arms lifted somewhat in front of him. He is naked. Seated inside a building is the person who bears this name, which suggests that he is a lord (tecuhtli). But the person of the glyph looks vulnerable, and the name sounds needy, which is somewhat ironic.

Description, Credit: 

Stephanie Wood

Added Analysis: 

Another person with a similar name is Atle Itilma, also shown as a nude, vulnerable man (see below). Another even more popular name is Atle Icuauh, perhaps “He Has No Firewood,” which seems even more pitiful.

Added Analysis, Credit: 

Stephanie Wood

Gloss Image: 
Gloss Diplomatic Transcription: 

nicolas atleytil

Gloss Normalization: 

Nicolas Atle Itil

Gloss 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
Syntax: 
atle (negated quantifier or qualifier)
noun(s)
phrase or sentence
Writing Features: 
simplex or element as logogram
Cultural Content & Iconography: 
Gender (male)
Names (personal and/or theonym)
Nudity
Social Hierarchy, Commoners, Elites
Textiles, Clothing, Hats, Regalia
Cultural Content, Credit: 

Jeff Haskett-Wood

Colors: 
black & white drawing (no color)
Shapes and Perspectives: 
facing right
profile view
Keywords: 

capas, faltar ,tilmas, nombres de hombres

Glyph or Iconographic Image: 
Relevant Nahuatl Dictionary Word(s): 

atle, nothing, https://nahuatl.wired-humanities.org/content/atle
tilma(tli), a cloak, https://nahuatl.wired-humanities.org/content/tilmatli
i- (third person singular possessive prefix), his/her/its, https://nahuatl.wired-humanities.org/content/i

Glyph/Icon Name, Spanish Translation: 

Falta Su Tilma

Spanish Translation, Credit: 

Stephanie Wood

Image Source: 

Matrícula de Huexotzinco, folio 852r, World Digital Library, https://www.loc.gov/resource/gdcwdl.wdl_15282/?sp=776&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).

Orthography: 
"y" for i
Historical Contextualizing Image: 
See Also: 

Atle Itilma (MH776v)

Atle Icuauh (MH602v)

Atle Icuauh (MH737v)

Atle Icuauh (MH829v)

Atle Ixochiuh (MH817r)