Cihuacuecuenotl (MH577v)

Cihuacuecuenotl (MH577v)
Simplex Glyph

Glyph or Iconographic Image Description:

This black-line drawing of the simplex glyph for the personal name Cihuacuecuenotl (“Woman-Pride,” attested here as a man’s name) shows a profile view of a head of a woman. Her hair is shown twisted up with the tips above her forehead. He visible eye is apparently closed. The second part of the man's name (-cuecuenotl), Pride, is apparently not shown visibly.

Description, Credit:

Stephanie Wood

Added Analysis:

Here is another man's name that has the woman element (cihuatl). See several more, below. A deeper study of gender and naming seems warranted.

Added Analysis, Credit:

Stephanie Wood

Gloss Image:

Gloss Diplomatic Transcription:

pablo. civacuecuenotl

Gloss Normalization:

Pablo Cihuacuecuenotl

Gloss Analysis, Credit:

Stephanie Wood

Source Manuscript:

Huexotzinco, Matrícula de (MH)

Date of Manuscript:

1560

Creator's Location (and place coverage):

Huejotzingo, Puebla, Mexico

Semantic Categories:

personal name

Syntax:

noun(s)

reduplication (in gloss/text)

Cultural Content & Iconography:

Gender (female)

Gender (male)

Names (men's, but w/ female dimension)

Names (personal and/or theonym)

Personality, Behavior

Cultural Content, Credit:

Jeff Haskett-Wood

Colors:

black & white drawing (no color)

Shapes and Perspectives:

facing right

pointed (see also spiky)

profile view

Keywords:

women, mujeres, woman, pride, orgullo, names, nombres de hombres

Glyph or Iconographic Image:

Relevant Nahuatl Dictionary Word(s):

cihua(tl), woman, https://nahuatl.wired-humanities.org/content/cihuatl
cuecueno(tl), one who is proud, https://nahuatl.wired-humanities.org/content/cuecuenotl

Glyph/Icon Name, Spanish Translation:

Orgullo de Mujer

Spanish Translation, Credit:

Stephanie Wood

Image Source:

Matrícula de Huexotzinco, folio 577v, https://www.loc.gov/resource/gdcwdl.wdl_15282/?sp=234&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).

Orthography:

"v" for u, uh, or hu

Historical Contextualizing Image: