icpatl (TR42v)

icpatl (TR42v)
Simplex Glyph

Glyph or Iconographic Image Description: 

This black-line drawing of the simplex glyph for the noun icpatl (thread or yarn) shows a frontal view of a vertical, looping skein or hank with a knot in the middle and the ends hanging down. The skein is tied much like a loincloth. The skein is on a green background.

Description, Credit: 

Stephanie Wood

Added Analysis: 

It is not clear what substance this is. Yucca, palm, maguey, and cotton were all fibers known and used for textiles in Mesoamerica prior to the European invasion, which resulted in the introduction of additional fibers, such as silk and wool. See "El textil artesanal en México."

Added Analysis, Credit: 

Stephanie Wood

Gloss Image: 
Gloss Diplomatic Transcription: 

ycpaltepec

Gloss Normalization: 

Icpaltepec

Gloss Analysis, Credit: 

Stephanie Wood

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

1578

Creator's Location (and place coverage): 

Huejotzingo, Puebla, Mexico

Syntax: 
noun(s)
Cultural Content & Iconography: 
Technology (all types), plus Tools
Textiles, Clothing, Hats, Regalia
Cultural Content, Credit: 

Jeff Haskett-Wood

Colors: 
green (light)
white/neutral
Shapes and Perspectives: 
curving, curvy, curved
frontal view
tied, bound, or bundled
twisted or entwined
vertical, upright
woven
Keywords: 

thread, yarn, skein, hank, hilo, madeja

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

icpa(tl), thread, yarn, https://nahuatl.wired-humanities.org/content/icpatl

Glyph/Icon Name, Spanish Translation: 

el hilo

Spanish Translation, Credit: 

Stephanie Wood

Image Source: 

The Codex Telleriano-Remensis is hosted on line by the Bibliothèque nationale de France.
https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv1b8458267s/f110.item. We have taken this detail shot from the indicated folio.

Image Source, Rights: 

This manuscript is not copyright protected, but please cite Gallica, the digital library of the Bibliothèque nationale de France or cite this Visual Lexicon of Aztec Hieroglyphs, ed. Stephanie Wood (Eugene, Ore.: Wired Humanities Projects, 2020–present).

See Also: 

icpatl (Mdz15v)

icpatl (Mdz10v)

icpatl (MH503r)

Tlapic (MH624v)