Cuauhizte (MH836v)

Cuauhizte (MH836v)
Simplex Glyph

Glyph or Iconographic Image Description:

This black-line drawing of the simplex glyph for the personal name Cuauhizte (“Eagle Claw”) is attested here as a man’s name. The glyph shows the lower leg of an eagle, with the segmented look to its skin. The claws of the foot have sharp points that curl under somewhat.

Description, Credit:

Stephanie Wood

Added Analysis:

Several images of the claws of eagles and other birds appear below, suggesting significant attention was paid to such things. The one glyph called Cuauhiztetl looks like a talisman that one might wear around one’s neck, which could suggest a religious significance for claws.

Added Analysis, Credit:

Stephanie Wood

Gloss Image:

Gloss Diplomatic Transcription:

juā guahuizte

Gloss Normalization:

Juan Cuauhizte

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:

simplex or element as logogram

Cultural Content & Iconography:

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

Gender (male)

Names (personal and/or theonym)

Cultural Content, Credit:

Jeff Haskett-Wood

Colors:

black & white drawing (no color)

Shapes and Perspectives:

curving, curvy, curved

pointed (see also spiky)

segmented

Keywords:

garras, águilas, nombres de hombres

Glyph or Iconographic Image:

Relevant Nahuatl Dictionary Word(s):

cuauh(tli), eagle, https://nahuatl.wired-humanities.org/content/cuauhtli
izte(tl), animal toenails, claws, https://nahuatl.wired-humanities.org/content/iztetl
izti(tl), fingernails, toenails, https://nahuatl.wired-humanities.org/content/iztitl

Glyph/Icon Name, Spanish Translation:

Garra de Águila

Spanish Translation, Credit:

Stephanie Wood

Image Source:

Matrícula de Huexotzinco, folio 836v, World Digital Library, https://www.loc.gov/resource/gdcwdl.wdl_15282/?sp=747&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).

Orthography:

"g" for c, q, or x

Historical Contextualizing Image: