Iztatecon (MH736r)

Iztatecon (MH736r)
Compound Glyph

Glyph or Iconographic Image Description:

This black-line drawing of the compound glyph for the personal name Iztatecon (“Salt Jug”) is attested here as as a man’s name. It shows a possibly ceramic pitcher in profile, facing toward the viewer’s left. It has a large curving handle on the right, a pointed spout, and a bulbous body. Seven dots hover over the top of the jug; these seem to suggest salt (iztatl), judging by the gloss.

Description, Credit:

Stephanie Wood

Gloss Image:

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:

compound fully logographic

Cultural Content & Iconography:

Ceramics, Pottery

Food, Eating, Cooking

Gender (male)

Names (personal and/or theonym)

Cultural Content, Credit:

Jeff Haskett-Wood

Colors:

black & white drawing (no color)

Shapes and Perspectives:

dotted, granular, textured

frontal view

Parts (compounds or simplex + notation):

Reading Order (Compounds or Simplex + Notation):

downward

Keywords:

jarras, recipientes, cerámica

Glyph or Iconographic Image:

Relevant Nahuatl Dictionary Word(s):

izta(tl), salt, https://nahuatl.wired-humanities.org/content/iztatl
tecomi(tl), a jug, https://nahuatl.wired-humanities.org/content/tecomitl-1
teconton(tli), a small jug, https://nahuatl.wired-humanities.org/content/tecontontli
tecoma(tl), a clay vessel, https://nahuatl.wired-humanities.org/content/tecomatl

Glyph/Icon Name, Spanish Translation:

Jarra de Sal

Spanish Translation, Credit:

Stephanie Wood

Image Source:

Matrícula de Huexotzinco, folio 736r, World Digital Library, https://www.loc.gov/resource/gdcwdl.wdl_15282/?sp=550&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:

"y" for i

Historical Contextualizing Image: