calli (CQ)

calli (CQ)
Element from a Compound

Glyph or Iconographic Image Description: 

This simplex glyph of a small house or building (calli) has been carved from the personal name (and date) Ce Calli. Brown T-shaped (wooden) beams appear at the opening of this building, which is possibly shown in profile, facing toward the viewer's right.

Description, Credit: 

Stephanie Wood

Added Analysis: 

This day sign differs from the calli in the Macuilli Calli glyph from the same codex, in that the other one has a wrap-around red roof. (See below.) The significance of this differentiation remains to be researched further.

Added Analysis, Credit: 

Stephanie Wood

Source Manuscript: 
Quetzalecatzin, Codex (CQ)
Date of Manuscript: 

covers ruling men and women of Tecamachalco through 1593

Creator's Location (and place coverage): 

southern Puebla state

Semantic Categories: 
day name
Syntax: 
noun(s)
Cultural Content & Iconography: 
Architecture, Construction, Buildings
Wood, wooden things
Colors: 
black & white drawing (no color)
white/neutral
Shapes and Perspectives: 
facing right
profile view
rectangular
right angle(s)
Other Cultural Influences: 
Mixtec
Keywords: 

houses, casas, buildings, edificios, architecture, arquitectura

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

cal(li), house/building, https://nahuatl.wired-humanities.org/content/calli

Glyph/Icon Name, Spanish Translation: 

la casa, o el edificio

Spanish Translation, Credit: 

Ofelia Cruz Morales

Image Source: 

The Codex Quetzalecatzin, aka Mapa de Ecatepec-Huitziltepec, Codex Ehecatepec-Huitziltepec, or Charles Ratton Codex. Library of Congress. https://www.loc.gov/item/2017590521/

Image Source, Rights: 

The Library of Congress, current custodian of this pictorial Mexican manuscript, hosts a digital version online. It is not copyright protected.

Historical Contextualizing Image: 
See Also: 

Ce Calli (CQ)

Macuilli Calli (CQ)

calli (Mdz33r)