Huecamecatl (MH531v)

Huecamecatl (MH531v)
Compound Glyph

Glyph or Iconographic Image Description: 

This black-line drawing of the compound glyph for the personal name Huecamecatl (perhaps: “Long Cord,” attested here as a man’s name) has yet to be deciphered. One element, at the top, is something like water, but it lacks the black lines of current. The element below this is something like a mountain or perhaps a hat--admittedly totally different possibilities, and it may be something else entirely.

Description, Credit: 

Stephanie Wood

Gloss Image: 
Gloss Diplomatic Transcription: 

anthoniō vuecamecatl

Gloss Normalization: 

Antonio Huecamecatl

Gloss Analysis, Credit: 

Stephanie Wood

Date of Manuscript: 

1560

Creator's Location (and place coverage): 

Huejotzingo, Puebla, Mexico

Semantic Categories: 
Syntax: 
Cultural Content, Credit: 

Jeff Haskett-Wood

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

distance, distancia, long, largo, cords, ropes, cuerdas, mecates

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

La Cuerda Larga (?)

Spanish Translation, Credit: 

Stephanie Wood

Image Source: 
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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