matlactli pesos (Chav1)

matlactli pesos (Chav1)
Element from a Compound

Glyph or Iconographic Image Description:

This black-line drawing of the element matlactli pesos (ten pesos) has been taken from the compound glyph and notation matlactzontli pesos (see below).

Description, Credit:

Stephanie Wood

Source Manuscript:

Chavero, Codex (Chav)

Date of Manuscript:

1578

Creator's Location (and place coverage):

Huejotzingo, Puebla, Mexico

Semantic Categories:

numbers

Syntax:

noun(s)

Cultural Content & Iconography:

Markets, Commerce, Economy

Money, Coins, Prices

Numbers, Math

Cultural Content, Credit:

Jeff Haskett-Wood

Colors:

black & white drawing (no color)

Shapes and Perspectives:

circle, circular or rounded

frontal view

Other Cultural Influences:

Spanish/European

Keywords:

pesos, monedas, dinero, coins, money, numbers, número

Glyph or Iconographic Image:

Relevant Nahuatl Dictionary Word(s):

matlac(tli), ten, https://nahuatl.wired-humanities.org/content/matlactli
peso, a unit of money, https://nahuatl.wired-humanities.org/content/peso

Image Source:

The Codex Chavero of Huexotzinco (or Códice Chavero de Huexotzinco), https://www.loc.gov/resource/gdcwdl.wdl_03246_001/?sp=1

Image Source, Rights:

The Codex Chavero of Huexotzinco (or Códice Chavero de Huexotzinco) is held by the Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia, México. It is published online by the World Digital Library and the Library of Congress, which is “unaware of any copyright or other restrictions in the World Digital Library Collection.”