centli (Verg10r)

centli (Verg10r)
Element from a Compound

Glyph or Iconographic Image Description: 

This element of the noun centli (dried maize cob) has been carved from the compound glyph for the personal name Cen Icuic (Verg10r).

Description, Credit: 

Stephanie Wood

Source Manuscript: 
Date of Manuscript: 

1539

Creator's Location (and place coverage): 

Tepetlaoztoc, near Tetzcoco

Syntax: 
Cultural Content & Iconography: 
Cultural Content, Credit: 

Jeff Haskett-Wood

Shapes and Perspectives: 
Keywords: 

maize, maíz

Glyph or Iconographic Image: 
Relevant Nahuatl Dictionary Word(s): 
Glyph/Icon Name, Spanish Translation: 

mazorca

Spanish Translation, Credit: 

Stephanie Wood

Image Source: 
Image Source, Rights: 

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