Chichimeca Yaotequihua (MH647r)

Chichimeca Yaotequihua (MH647r)
Simplex Glyph

Glyph or Iconographic Image Description:

This black-line drawing with some red colorant is a simplex glyph for the name Chichimeca Yaotequihua ("Chichimec War Leader," attested here as a man's name) shows a vertical arrow with two barbs on its point, a segmented shaft, and two red fletchings near the lower end. To the right of the arrow is a bow on end with the string on the left. The string appears to be made from a twisted cord. The bow is a simple arc.

Description, Credit:

Stephanie Wood

Added Analysis:

The Chichimecs enjoyed a renown among the Nahuas for their ability handling bows and arrows and being effective warriors. The bow and arrow as a diagnostic image for Chichimec heritage.

Added Analysis, Credit:

Stephanie Wood

Gloss Image:

Gloss Diplomatic Transcription:

lureço chichimecayaoteq~va

Gloss Normalization:

Lorenzo Chichimecayaotequihua

Source Manuscript:

Huexotzinco, Matrícula de (MH)

Date of Manuscript:

1560

Creator's Location (and place coverage):

Huejotzingo, Puebla

Semantic Categories:

personal name

Writing Features:

simplex or element as logogram

Cultural Content & Iconography:

Gender (male)

Names (personal and/or theonym)

Race, Ethnicity, Identity

Technology (all types), plus Tools

War or Conflict

Weapons, Shields, Armor

Cultural Content, Credit:

Jeff Haskett-Wood

Colors:

red

Shapes and Perspectives:

circle (half)

pointed (see also spiky)

segmented

vertical, upright

Keywords:

bows, arrows, arcos y flechas, Chichimecas, etnicidad, ancestros, nombres de hombres

Glyph or Iconographic Image:

Relevant Nahuatl Dictionary Word(s):

Chichimeca, non-sedentary ancestors of the North, https://nahuatl.wired-humanities.org/content/chichimeca
yaotequihua, war leader, https://nahuatl.wired-humanities.org/content/yaotequihua
yao(tl), combatant https://nahuatl.wired-humanities.org/content/yaotl
tequihua, valiant warrior, https://nahuatl.wired-humanities.org/content/tequihua

Glyph/Icon Name, Spanish Translation:

Líder de Guerra de los Chichimecas

Spanish Translation, Credit:

Stephanie Wood

Image Source:

Matrícula de Huexotzinco, folio 647r, World Digital Library, https://www.loc.gov/resource/gdcwdl.wdl_15282/?sp=376&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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