comitl (TR26v)

comitl (TR26v)
Element from a Compound

Glyph or Iconographic Image Description: 

This element for a ceramic jug (comitl) has been carved from the place name for Tetzcoco, where the jug actually appears twice. The jug has a round base and a slightly flared mouth. Three handles are visible on this frontal view, one on each side and one in the front in the middle. The pottery has an earth tone.

Description, Credit: 

Stephanie Wood

Added Analysis: 

In the original compound glyph, this jug is a phonetic indicator for the locative suffix (-co).

Added Analysis, Credit: 

Stephanie Wood

Source Manuscript: 
Telleriano-Remensis, Codex (TR)
Date of Manuscript: 

ca. 1550–1563

Creator's Location (and place coverage): 

Mexico City

Semantic Categories: 
phonetic dimensions
Syntax: 
noun(s)
Cultural Content & Iconography: 
Ceramics, Pottery
Containers, Dishes, Eating Utensils
Food, Eating, Cooking
Cultural Content, Credit: 

Jeff Haskett-Wood

Colors: 
black
green (light)
pink
Shapes and Perspectives: 
facing right
profile view
Keywords: 

jarras, ollas, recipientes, jugs, jars, vessels, containers, ceramics, cerámica, barro, pottery, cántaros, cantarillos

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

comi(tl), ceramic pot or jug, https://nahuatl.wired-humanities.org/content/comitl

Glyph/Icon Name, Spanish Translation: 

la jarra

Spanish Translation, Credit: 

Stephanie Wood

Image Source: 

Telleriano-Remensis Codex, folio 26 recto, MS Mexicain 385, Gallica digital collection, https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv1b8458267s/f78.item.zoom

Image Source, Rights: 

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See Also: 

Tetzcoco (TR26v)

comitl (MH484r)

comitl (Mdz13v)