chiucnahui (CQ)

chiucnahui (CQ)
Notation

Glyph or Iconographic Image Description: 

This notation is a horizontal row of 9 circles (one) colored variously. From left to right, the colors are red, yellow, turquoise blue, and repeating. There are no obvious groupings of the ones.

Description, 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)
visual plural (multiples of objects)
Writing Features: 
undetermined yet
Cultural Content & Iconography: 
Numbers, Math
Colors: 
blue (sky blue)
red
yellow or golden
Shapes and Perspectives: 
circle(s) (small, often concentric)
circle, circular or rounded
Other Cultural Influences: 
Ñuu Savi (Mixtec)
Keywords: 

nine, nueve, numbers, números

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

chiucnahui, nine, https://nahuatl.wired-humanities.org/content/chiucnahui

Glyph/Icon Name, Spanish Translation: 

nueve

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: 

Chiucnahui Tecpatl (CQ)