Chocatoc (MH857r)
This black-line drawing of the compound glyph for the personal name Chocatoc (perhaps “He Lies Crying”) is attested here as a man’s name. The glyph shows a man in profile, reclining, with his head slightly elevated, facing both upward and toward the viewer’s left. He wears only a loincloth. Three short streams of tears go down his cheek. His one visible arm, his legs, and his feet are small in proportion to his head, making him appear somewhat vulnerable.
Stephanie Wood
We are tracking emotion as a cultural category in this digital collection.The option to search this theme is found in the Advanced Search, under cultural content. Tears on cheeks are a typical iconographic element for conveying sadness. It is marked, for example, in widows and widowers. We are also including, below, some other examples of names and terms that end in -toc. Apparently, people do not have to be flat on their backs to be in a -toc position. Finally, in come of these verb constructions, it could be that the visual of the reclining -toc is actually a phonetic indicator for the -toc that means purposive action (“went to do”).
Stephanie Wood
anloso chocatoc
Alonzo Chocatoc
Stephanie Wood
1560
Jeff Haskett-Wood
lágrimas, tristeza, emoción, acostarse, reclinarse
Se Acuesta Llorando
Stephanie Wood
Matrícula de Huexotzinco, folio 857r, World Digital Library, https://www.loc.gov/resource/gdcwdl.wdl_15282/?sp=786&st=image.
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