Matlacmani (MH680v)

Matlacmani (MH680v)
Compound Glyph

Glyph or Iconographic Image Description:

This black-line drawing of the simplex glyph for the personal name Matlacmani (“To Be Like Ten”) is attested here as a man’s name. The glyph shows a sign for the number ten (matlactli), which is a diamond shape. To the left of this notation is a hand (maitl), which provides a phonetic indication for the -mani end to the name. This hand is pulling the hair on the head of a man in profile, looking toward the viewer’s right.

Description, Credit:

Stephanie Wood

Added Analysis:

At least two other glyphs in this collection show a hand specifically pulling hair as a visual representation of the element -mani. The human hand can provide a phonetic indication for -ma or -man, but also, apparently, the two-syllable suffix -mani (to be in the manner of). See below. What is not clear is whether the hair-pulling in these cases adds an additional semantic dimensions.

Terminology related to the act of pulling hair includes words such as, Cocoliloc (MH591r), Cocol (MH608v), and Tecocohua (MH627v). What these have in common is “coco.” But there are additional terms to consider, too, such as Malcahuitl (MH785r), Tecualani (MH791r), and Tetolini (MH712v).

Added Analysis, Credit:

Stephanie Wood

Gloss Image:

Gloss Diplomatic Transcription:

luys. matlacmani.

Gloss Normalization:

Luis Matlacmani

Source Manuscript:

Huexotzinco, Matrícula de (MH)

Date of Manuscript:

1560

Creator's Location (and place coverage):

Huejotzingo, Puebla

Semantic Categories:

numbers

personal name

Syntax:

ma or man syllable (from maitl)

noun(s)

verb

Writing Features:

compound of phonogram(s) & logogram(s)

Cultural Content & Iconography:

Anatomy, human body parts

Gender (male)

Hair (human or animal)

Hair pulling

Names (personal and/or theonym)

Numbers, Math

Cultural Content, Credit:

Jeff Haskett-Wood

Colors:

black & white drawing (no color)

Shapes and Perspectives:

diamond shape(s)

facing right

profile view

Parts (compounds or simplex + notation):

Reading Order (Compounds or Simplex + Notation):

right to left

Keywords:

números, diez, diamantes, tirar del pelo, manos, nombres de hombres

Glyph or Iconographic Image:

Relevant Nahuatl Dictionary Word(s):

matlac(tli), ten, https://nahuatl.wired-humanities.org/content/matlactli
-mani, to be in the manner of, https://nahuatl.wired-humanities.org/content/mani-1
ma(itl), hand, https://nahuatl.wired-humanities.org/content/maitl

Glyph/Icon Name, Spanish Translation:

Ser Como Diez

Spanish Translation, Credit:

Stephanie Wood

Image Source:

Matrícula de Huexotzinco, folio 680v, World Digital Library, https://www.loc.gov/resource/gdcwdl.wdl_15282/?sp=441&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

intrusive period

Historical Contextualizing Image: