huehue (TR26r)

huehue (TR26r)
Element from a Compound

Glyph or Iconographic Image Description: 

This element for elder (huehue) has been carved from the compound glyph for the place name Huehuetepec. This atomized part shows a seated male figure in profile, facing toward the viewer's right. He is nude or perhaps wearing a loincloth that is not visible. His knees are up. His right hand is in his lap. His left hand is up by his head. He has some lines on his cheek and forehead that suggest he is elderly. His eye and his mouth are both open.

Description, Credit: 

Stephanie Wood

Source Manuscript: 
Telleriano-Remensis, Codex (TR)
Date of Manuscript: 

ca. 1550–1563

Creator's Location (and place coverage): 

Mexico City

Syntax: 
noun(s)
Cultural Content & Iconography: 
Aging (People, Animals, Things)
Body postures
Gender (male)
Nudity
Cultural Content, Credit: 

Stephanie Wood

Colors: 
black
gray
tan
white/neutral
Shapes and Perspectives: 
facing right
profile view
vertical, upright
Keywords: 

viejos, ancianos, elders

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

huehue, an old man, https://nahuatl.wired-humanities.org/content/huehue-0

Glyph/Icon Name, Spanish Translation: 

El Viejo

Spanish Translation, Credit: 

Stephanie Wood

Image Source: 

Telleriano-Remensis Codex, folio 26 recto, MS Mexicain 385, Gallica digital collection, https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv1b8458267s/f77.item.zoom

Image Source, Rights: 

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See Also: 

huehue (Mdz47r)

huehue (Mdz42r)