ce (CQ)

ce (CQ)
Notation

Glyph or Iconographic Image Description: 

This notation for one is a small circle in a black line drawing. The center of the circle is painted red. It has been carved from the date for Ce Tecpatl (One Flint Knife).

Description, Credit: 

Stephanie Wood

Added Analysis: 

When a single circle notation represents "one" and it is has been painted, it is often red. But this needs careful tracking and deeper analysis.

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: 
numbers
Syntax: 
noun(s)
Cultural Content & Iconography: 
Numbers, Math
Colors: 
red
Shapes and Perspectives: 
circle(s) (small, often concentric)
Other Cultural Influences: 
Mixtec
Keywords: 

one, uno, numbers, números

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

ce, one, https://nahuatl.wired-humanities.org/content/ce

Glyph/Icon Name, Spanish Translation: 

uno

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 Tecpatl (CQ)