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

Date of Manuscript: 

1560

Creator's Location (and place coverage): 

Huejotzingo, Puebla, Mexico

Semantic Categories: 
Cultural Content, Credit: 

Jeff Haskett-Wood

Keywords: 

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

Glyph or Iconographic Image: 
Relevant Nahuatl Dictionary Word(s): 
Glyph/Icon Name, Spanish Translation: 

Orgullo de Mujer

Spanish Translation, Credit: 

Stephanie Wood

Image Source: 
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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