Ihual (MH785r)

Ihual (MH785r)
Simplex Glyph

Glyph or Iconographic Image Description:

This black-line drawing of the simplex glyph for the personal name Ihual (perhaps "Night Star") is attested here as a man's name. This glyph requires further analysis. It shows an eight-point white star (citlalin) inside a black circle, possibly representing the night (yohualli). The star may suggest European influence.

Description, Credit:

Stephanie Wood

Gloss Image:

Gloss Diplomatic Transcription:

di^o ynval

Gloss Normalization:

Diego Ihual

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:

Celestial Phenomena

Gender (male)

Names (personal and/or theonym)

Religion (Christian)

Cultural Content, Credit:

Jeff Haskett-Wood

Colors:

black & white drawing (no color)

Shapes and Perspectives:

circle, circular or rounded

pointed (see also spiky)

Other Cultural Influences:

Spanish/European

Keywords:

nombres de hombres, estrellas, noche

Glyph or Iconographic Image:

Relevant Nahuatl Dictionary Word(s):

ihuallalitzin espiritu sancto, the coming of the Holy Spirit, https://nahuatl.wired-humanities.org/content/ihuallalitzin-espiritu-sancto

Spanish Translation, Credit:

Stephanie Wood

Image Source:

Matrícula de Huexotzinco, folio 785r, World Digital Library, https://www.loc.gov/resource/gdcwdl.wdl_15282/?sp=644&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).

Orthography:

"g" for h

"y" for i

intrusive "n"

Historical Contextualizing Image: