cozcacuauhtli (CQ)

cozcacuauhtli (CQ)
Element from a Compound

Glyph or Iconographic Image Description:

This element of the head of a vulture [cozcacuauhtli has been carved from the black-line drawing of the compound place name, Cozcacuauhtepetonco. The vulture's head is shown in profile, facing to the viewer's right. Its beak is slightly open. The features on the back of its head are black and wispy. The eye may be open.

Description, Credit:

Stephanie Wood

Added Analysis:

The cozcacuauhtli is a day sign in the Mesoamerican calendar.

Source Manuscript:

Quetzalecatzin, Codex (CQ)

Date of Manuscript:

covers ruling men and women of Tecamachalco through 1593

Creator's Location (and place coverage):

southern Puebla state

Semantic Categories:

calendrics

day name

place name

Syntax:

noun(s)

Cultural Content & Iconography:

Animals, incl. Birds, Bugs, Insects, Reptiles, etc.

Feathers

Mouth/Beak Open

Names (places)

Socio-Political Units, Cities, Towns, Neighborhoods

Time, Calendar, Frequency

Colors:

black

black & white drawing (no color)

white/neutral

Shapes and Perspectives:

facing right

profile view

Other Cultural Influences:

Mixtec

Keywords:

vultures, buitres, birds, aves

Glyph or Iconographic Image:

Relevant Nahuatl Dictionary Word(s):

cozcacuauh(tli), vulture, https://nahuatl.wired-humanities.org/content/cozcacuauhtli
cozca(tl), necklace, https://nahuatl.wired-humanities.org/content/cozcatl
cuauh(tli), eagle, https://nahuatl.wired-humanities.org/content/cuauhtli

Glyph/Icon Name, Spanish Translation:

el buitre o el águila con collar

Spanish Translation, Credit:

Ofelia Cruz Morales

Image Source:

The Codex Quetzalecatzin, aka Mapa de Ecatepec-Huitziltepec, Codex Ehecatepec-Huitziltepec, or Charles Ratton Codex. Library of Congress. https://www.loc.gov/item/2017590521/

Image Source, Rights:

The Library of Congress, current custodian of this pictorial Mexican manuscript, hosts a digital version online. It is not copyright protected.

Historical Contextualizing Image: