Citlallach (MH775v)

Citlallach (MH775v)
Compound Glyph

Glyph or Iconographic Image Description:

This black-line drawing of the compound glyph for the personal name Citlallach ("Star-Ball Court") is attested here as a man's name. The star (citlalin) has eight points, suggesting European stylistic influence, but it also has a round center. Behind the star is an outline of a ball court (tlachtli), like a capital letter "i" on its side, but the ends are not closed.

Description, Credit:

Stephanie Wood

Gloss Image:

Gloss Diplomatic Transcription:

antonio . citlallach

Gloss Normalization:

Antonio Citlallach

Gloss Analysis, Credit:

Stephanie Wood

Source Manuscript:

Huexotzinco, Matrícula de (MH)

Date of Manuscript:

1560

Creator's Location (and place coverage):

Huejotzingo, Puebla

Semantic Categories:

personal name

Syntax:

noun(s)

Writing Features:

compound fully logographic

Cultural Content & Iconography:

Celestial Phenomena

Gender (male)

Names (personal and/or theonym)

Cultural Content, Credit:

Jeff Haskett-Wood

Colors:

black & white drawing (no color)

Shapes and Perspectives:

circle, circular or rounded

circle(s) (small, often concentric)

bird's eye view

frontal view

pointed (see also spiky)

Parts (of compounds or simplex + notation):

Reading Order (Compounds or Simplex + Notation):

front to back

Keywords:

estrellas, canchas de pelota, nombres de hombres

Glyph or Iconographic Image:

Relevant Nahuatl Dictionary Word(s):

citlal(in), star, https://nahuatl.wired-humanities.org/content/citlalin-2
tlach(tli), ball court, https://nahuatl.wired-humanities.org/content/tlachtli

Glyph/Icon Name, Spanish Translation:

Estrella-Cancha de Pelota

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).

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