Huehue (MH499r)
Glyph or Iconographic Image Description:
This black-line drawing of the simplex glyph for the personal name Huehue ("Elder") involves a modification of the portrait of the tribute payer, adding lines on his face to emphasize age.
Description, Credit:
Stephanie Wood
Gloss Image:
Gloss Diplomatic Transcription:
antonio
huehue
Gloss Normalization:
Antonio Huehue
Gloss Analysis, Credit:
Stephanie Wood
Source Manuscript:
Date of Manuscript:
1560
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Syntax:
Cultural Content & Iconography:
Cultural Content, Credit:
Jeff Haskett-Wood
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Keywords:
viejos, ancianos, elders, arrugado, wrinkled
Glyph or Iconographic Image:
Relevant Nahuatl Dictionary Word(s):
huehue, an elder, https://nahuatl.wired-humanities.org/content/huehue-0
Glyph/Icon Name, Spanish Translation:
El Viejo, o El Anciano
Spanish Translation, Credit:
Stephanie Wood
Image Source:
Matrícula de Huexotzinco, folio 499r, World Digital Library, https://www.loc.gov/resource/gdcwdl.wdl_15282/?sp=77&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).
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