Cuauhchita (MH542r)

Cuauhchita (MH542r)
Compound Glyph

Glyph or Iconographic Image Description:

This black-line drawing of the compound glyph for the personal name Cuauhchita (“Wooden-Net Bag,” attested here as a man’s name) shows a profile view (facing right) of the man's head (cua-), which is nearly homophonic with cuauh-, wood. Above the head is a net bag (chitatli) sitting on top. The bag, outlined in red, has a handle or loop at the top. The bag has a mesh texturing.

Description, Credit:

Stephanie Wood

Added Analysis:

We have another glyph glossed Cuauhchita, which leads to the conclusion here that Cuauhchita is meant over Cuachita. In Guatemala, Cuachita (affectionate for Cuata) refers to a female twin. (See the Diccionario de Americanismos.) Of course, in this example, we have a man's name. Also, Cuachita-as-Twin could represent more of a Hispanizing effect than would have been likely in 1560.

Several Cuauhchita glyphs emphasize eagles (cuauhtli), which contribute the same steam, cuauh-, as wood (cuahuitl) would contribute, making a translation for this glyph a challenge

Added Analysis, Credit:

Stephanie Wood

Gloss Image:

Source Manuscript:

Huexotzinco, Matrícula de (MH)

Date of Manuscript:

1560

Creator's Location (and place coverage):

Huejotzingo, Puebla, Mexico

Semantic Categories:

personal name

phonetic dimensions

Syntax:

noun(s)

Writing Features:

compound of phonogram(s) & logogram(s)

Cultural Content & Iconography:

Anatomy, human body parts

Gender (male)

Names (personal and/or theonym)

Technology (all types), plus Tools

Cultural Content, Credit:

Jeff Haskett-Wood

Colors:

black

red

white/neutral

Shapes and Perspectives:

checked, cross-hatched, or mesh

circle, circular or rounded

facing right

profile view

Reading Order (Compounds or Simplex + Notation):

upward

Keywords:

bolsas, redes, madera

Glyph or Iconographic Image:

Relevant Nahuatl Dictionary Word(s):

cua, head, https://nahuatl.wired-humanities.org/content/cua-2
cuahui(tl), wood, https://nahuatl.wired-humanities.org/content/cuahuitl
chita(tli), net carrying bag, https://nahuatl.wired-humanities.org/content/chitatli

Glyph/Icon Name, Spanish Translation:

Bolsa de Madera y Red

Spanish Translation, Credit:

Stephanie Wood

Image Source:

Matrícula de Huexotzinco, folio 542r, https://www.loc.gov/resource/gdcwdl.wdl_15282/?sp=163&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: