Cuauhchayahual (MH622v)

Cuauhchayahual (MH622v)
Compound Glyph

Glyph or Iconographic Image Description: 

This black-line drawing of the compound glyph for the personal name Cuauhchayahual (wooden gate or fence) is attested here as a man's name. The glyph shows the head of an eagle (cuauhtli) in profile, looking toward the viewer's right. Its beak is ope, and the feathers around its head are spiky, This is most likely a phonetic indicator that the name starts with Cuauh- (referring to wood). Surrounding the eagle's head are shapes that echo the spiky feathers. Perhaps these refer to the -yahualli (around) part of the name. None of the visuals seem to indicate the chayahualli part of the name.

Description, Credit: 

Stephanie Wood

Gloss Image: 
Gloss Diplomatic Transcription: 

peDro
quauhchayaval

Gloss Normalization: 

Pedro Cuauhchayahual

Gloss Analysis, Credit: 

Stephanie Wood

Date of Manuscript: 

1560

Creator's Location (and place coverage): 

Huejotzingo, Puebla

Semantic Categories: 
Writing Features: 
Cultural Content, Credit: 

Jeff Haskett-Wood

Parts (compounds or simplex + notation): 
Reading Order (Compounds or Simplex + Notation): 
Keywords: 

águilas, enjaulados, o esparcir semillas, nombres de hombres

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

El Águila Jaulado

Spanish Translation, Credit: 

Stephanie Wood

Image Source: 

Matrícula de Huexotzinco, folio 622v, World Digital Library, https://www.loc.gov/resource/gdcwdl.wdl_15282/?sp=327st=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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