citlalin (MH775v)

citlalin (MH775v)
Element from a Compound

Glyph or Iconographic Image Description: 

This black-line drawing represents the element citlalin ("Star"). It depicts a frontal view of a star with eight points and a circle in the middle. It is taken from the Citlallach (MH775v) glyph, which can be found below.

Description, Credit: 

Stephanie Wood

Added Analysis: 

The stylistics for this star suggest European influence. Compare earlier stars from the Codex Mendoza, for example, which are round white circles.

Added Analysis, Credit: 

Stephanie Wood

Source Manuscript: 
Huexotzinco, Matrícula de (MH)
Date of Manuscript: 

1560

Creator's Location (and place coverage): 

Huejotzingo, Puebla

Syntax: 
noun(s)
Writing Features: 
simplex or element as logogram
Cultural Content & Iconography: 
Celestial Phenomena
Cultural Content, Credit: 

Jeff Haskett-Wood

Colors: 
black & white drawing (no color)
Shapes and Perspectives: 
circle(s) (small, often concentric)
frontal view
pointed (see also spiky)
Other Cultural Influences: 
Spanish/European
Keywords: 

estrellas, celestial, cielo, noche

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

citlal(in), star, https://nahuatl.wired-humanities.org/content/citlalin-2

Glyph/Icon Name, Spanish Translation: 

la estrella

Spanish Translation, Credit: 

Stephanie Wood

Image Source: 

Matrícula de Huexotzinco, folio 775v, World Digital Library, https://www.loc.gov/resource/gdcwdl.wdl_15282/?sp=625&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).

Historical Contextualizing Image: 
See Also: 

citlalin (Azca12)

citlalin (Mdz17v)

citlalin (TR42v)

citlalin (Mdz63r)

Citlallach (MH775v)