Iztlacatoc (MH828v)

Iztlacatoc (MH828v)
Simplex Glyph

Glyph or Iconographic Image Description: 

This black-line drawing of the simplex glyph for the personal name Iztlacatoc (perhaps “Misjudged Liar”) is attested here as a man’s name. The glyph shows a profile view (facing right) of a man crawling on the ground. His skin is mottled, almost like an animal hide might be. Many volutes spew from his mouth. The contextualizing image shows that the tribute payer named Iztlacatoc works as a petlatl (woven mat) maker (petlachiuhqui).

Description, Credit: 

Stephanie Wood

Added Analysis: 

The large number of speech scrolls may suggest lies over regular talk. His prostrate position and his animal-like skin may suggest that he is a lowly person, even if misjudged. The glyph for Tlacuezoa, referring to someone who causes trouble, also shows a person on the ground, possibly crawling.

Added Analysis, Credit: 

Stephanie Wood

Gloss Image: 
Gloss Diplomatic Transcription: 

juā iztlacatoc

Gloss Normalization: 

Juan Iztlacatoc

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)
visual sound
Writing Features: 
simplex or element as logogram
Cultural Content & Iconography: 
Anatomy, human body parts
Animals, incl. Birds, Bugs, Insects, Reptiles, etc.
Gender (male)
Names (personal and/or theonym)
Personality, Behavior
Scrolls (Speech, Song, etc.)
Speech, Speaking, Oral Tradition
Cultural Content, Credit: 

Jeff Haskett-Wood

Colors: 
black & white drawing (no color)
Shapes and Perspectives: 
facing right
profile view
volute(s)
Keywords: 

mentiras, mentiroso, falso, injusto, mal juzgado, pieles, volutas, arrastrado, rebajado, fabricante de petates, nombres de hombres

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

iztlacatoca, to perceive another person to be a liar, when it is not the case, https://nahuatl.wired-humanities.org/content/iztlacatoca
iztlaca-, relating to things that are false and lying, https://nahuatl.wired-humanities.org/content/iztlaca
toca, to believe something without grounds, https://nahuatl.wired-humanities.org/content/toca-1

Glyph/Icon Name, Spanish Translation: 

Mentiroso Juzgado Mal

Spanish Translation, Credit: 

Stephanie Wood

Image Source: 

Matrícula de Huexotzinco, folio 828v, World Digital Library, https://www.loc.gov/resource/gdcwdl.wdl_15282/?sp=731&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).

Historical Contextualizing Image: 
See Also: 

Tlacuezoa (MH709r)