Chichimecatl (MH784v)

Chichimecatl (MH784v)
Simplex Glyph

Glyph or Iconographic Image Description: 

This black-line drawing of the simplex glyph for the personal/ethnic name Chichimecatl ("A Chichimec") is attested here as a man's name. The glyph is a bow (on the left) and arrow (perpendicular to the bow and ready to fire, pointing toward the viewer's right. The arrow point has two barbs. This is a semantic indicator for the semi-sedentary people of the North who hunted and fought with bows and arrows.

Description, Credit: 

Stephanie Wood

Added Analysis: 

Another recurring feature identified with Chichimecs is the face paint or tattooing across the cheek, involving criss-crossing lines.

Added Analysis, Credit: 

Stephanie Wood

Gloss Image: 
Gloss Diplomatic Transcription: 

juo chichimecatl

Gloss Normalization: 

Juan Chichimecatl

Gloss Analysis, Credit: 

Stephanie Wood

Date of Manuscript: 

1560

Creator's Location (and place coverage): 

Huejotzingo, Puebla

Semantic Categories: 
Syntax: 
Cultural Content, Credit: 

Jeff Haskett-Wood

Keywords: 

etnicidades, chichimecas, cazar, arcos, flechas, armas, nombres de hombres

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

chichimeca(tl), an Indigenous person from the North, https://nahuatl.wired-humanities.org/content/chichimecatl

Glyph/Icon Name, Spanish Translation: 

Un Chichimeca

Spanish Translation, Credit: 

Stephanie Wood

Image Source: 

Matrícula de Huexotzinco, folio 784v, World Digital Library, https://www.loc.gov/resource/gdcwdl.wdl_15282/?sp=643&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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