Aztamitl (MH774v)

Aztamitl (MH774v)
Compound Glyph

Glyph or Iconographic Image Description: 

This black-line drawing of the compound glyph for the personal name Aztamitl (perhaps "Egret-Arrow") is attested here as a man's name. It shows the head of the white egret (aztatl) in profile, looking toward the viewer's right. Its beak is especially long and pointed in such a way as to suggest an arrow (mitl). The bird's eye is open, and it has a tuft of feathers at the top-back of its head.

Description, Credit: 

Stephanie Wood

Added Analysis: 

A similar name to this one (Aztamitl) is shared with people of other regions, such as Tlaxcallan (today, Tlaxcala) and Cuauhnahuac (today, Cuernavaca), as found in the work of Teresa Rojas and Brígida von Mentz.

Gloss Image: 
Gloss Diplomatic Transcription: 

juā aztamitli

Gloss Normalization: 

Juan Aztamitl

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: 
noun(s)
Writing Features: 
compound fully logographic
Cultural Content & Iconography: 
Animals, incl. Birds, Bugs, Insects, Reptiles, etc.
Gender (male)
Hunting and Fishing
Names (personal and/or theonym)
War or Conflict
Weapons, Shields, Armor
Cultural Content, Credit: 

Jeff Haskett-Wood

Colors: 
black & white drawing (no color)
white/neutral
Shapes and Perspectives: 
facing right
pointed (see also spiky)
profile view
Parts (compounds or simplex + notation): 
2
Reading Order (Compounds or Simplex + Notation): 
inherent/internal/merged
left to right
Keywords: 

flechas, pájaros, garzas, garcetas, nombres de hombres, feathers, plumas

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

azta(tl), egret or white heron, https://nahuatl.wired-humanities.org/content/aztatl
mi(tl), arrow, https://nahuatl.wired-humanities.org/content/mitl

Glyph/Icon Name, Spanish Translation: 

Garceta-Flecha

Spanish Translation, Credit: 

Stephanie Wood

Image Source: 

Matrícula de Huexotzinco, folio 774v, World Digital Library, https://www.loc.gov/resource/gdcwdl.wdl_15282/?sp=623&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: 
See Also: 

Aztatl (MH778v)

aztatl (Mdz21v)