Cuicuil (MH881v)

Cuicuil (MH881v)
Simplex Glyph

Glyph or Iconographic Image Description: 

This black-line drawing of the simplex glyph for the personal name Cuicuil (perhaps "A Painting of Many Colors") is attested here as a man's name. The glyph is two concentric circles, creating an outer border. The border has scattered short lines. Inside the inner circle are some curving lines and V-shapes. One of the dictionary terms of relevance refers to colors. Unfortunately, this glyph and those shared below for the purpose of comparisons, are all just black and white.

Description, Credit: 

Stephanie Wood

Added Analysis: 

The closest comparable glyph is the one on MH770v. Two of the other comparisons (below) show what may be framed pictures. One is a cane with painted or carved designs on it. The example of Iztecuicuil shows that scratching is apparently akin to the act of drawing or writing. Finally, the Cuicuil from MH526v adds an association between these things and nature’s creation of freckles or pock marks on someone’s face.

Added Analysis, Credit: 

Stephanie Wood

Gloss Image: 
Gloss Diplomatic Transcription: 

dio. cuicuil

Gloss Normalization: 

Diego Cuicuil

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: 
Gender (male)
Names (personal and/or theonym)
Writing, Literacy
Cultural Content, Credit: 

Jeff Haskett-Wood

Colors: 
black & white drawing (no color)
Shapes and Perspectives: 
border (red, plain, or patterned)
circle(s) (small, often concentric)
circle, circular or rounded
curving, curvy, curved
spiraling, swirling, coiling, curling
V-shapes, or wedge
Keywords: 

pinturas, colores, diseños, nombres de hombres

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

cuicuiltic, something painted or spotted, https://nahuatl.wired-humanities.org/content/cuicuiltic
cuilol(li), a painting, patterns, or designs, https://nahuatl.wired-humanities.org/content/cuilolli
cuicuiloa, to paint something with many colors, https://nahuatl.wired-humanities.org/content/cuicuiloa

Glyph/Icon Name, Spanish Translation: 

Pintura de Muchos Colores

Spanish Translation, Credit: 

Stephanie Wood

Image Source: 

Matrícula de Huexotzinco, folio 881v, World Digital Library, https://www.loc.gov/resource/gdcwdl.wdl_15282/?sp=835&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: 
See Also: 

Cuicuil (MH770v)

Tecuicuil (MH647v)

Cuicuil (MH901v)

Cuicuil (MH526v)

Cuicuilacatl (MH877r)

Acuicuil (MH628v)

Iztecuicuil (MH830r)