chacalin (MH497v)
Glyph or Iconographic Image Description:
This black-line drawing of the glyphic element chacalin (a large shrimp) has been carved from the personal name glyph Chacalatl, which appears below. The shrimp is horizontal, with its head toward the viewer's left. The body has rounded scales. The tail is bifurcated.
Description, Credit:
Stephanie Wood
Source Manuscript:
Date of Manuscript:
1560
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Cultural Content & Iconography:
Cultural Content, Credit:
Jeff Haskett-Wood
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Relevant Nahuatl Dictionary Word(s):
chacal(in), a large shrimp, https://nahuatl.wired-humanities.org/content/chacalin
Glyph/Icon Name, Spanish Translation:
el camarón
Spanish Translation, Credit:
Stephanie Wood
Image Source:
Matrícula de Huexotzinco, folio 497v, World Digital Library, https://www.loc.gov/resource/gdcwdl.wdl_15282/?sp=74&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).
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