mazatl (CQ)

mazatl (CQ)
Element from a Compound

Glyph or Iconographic Image Description: 

This sign of the deer (mazatl) has been carved from the compound hieroglyph (with notation) of Matlactli Ome Mazatl (Twelve Deer, Twelve-Deer). It is the head of a deer in profile, looking to the viewer's right. It has four antlers. It is painted reddish-brown, but its eye and antlers are left natural.

Description, Credit: 

Stephanie Wood

Added Analysis: 

Mazatl is a sign in the calendar. The person who held this name was probably born on the day of 12-Deer in the calendar. Comparing this deer with a couple in the Codex Mendoza, note how the latter have the antlers painted turquoise--perhaps to identify their preciosity.

Added Analysis, Credit: 

Stephanie Wood

Source Manuscript: 
Quetzalecatzin, Codex (CQ)
Date of Manuscript: 

covers ruling men and women of Tecamachalco through 1593

Creator's Location (and place coverage): 

southern Puebla state

Semantic Categories: 
calendrics
day name
personal name
Syntax: 
noun(s)
Cultural Content & Iconography: 
Animals, incl. Birds, Bugs, Insects, Reptiles, etc.
Names (personal and/or theonym)
Time, Calendar, Frequency
Colors: 
brown
red
white/neutral
Shapes and Perspectives: 
facing right
profile view
Other Cultural Influences: 
Mixtec
Keywords: 

deer, venados, animals, animales, fechas, dates, calendars, calendarios

Glyph or Iconographic Image: 
Glyph/Icon Name, Spanish Translation: 

El Venado

Image Source: 

The Codex Quetzalecatzin, aka Mapa de Ecatepec-Huitziltepec, Codex Ehecatepec-Huitziltepec, or Charles Ratton Codex. Library of Congress. https://www.loc.gov/item/2017590521/

Image Source, Rights: 

The Library of Congress, current custodian of this pictorial Mexican manuscript, hosts a digital version online. It is not copyright protected.

Historical Contextualizing Image: 
See Also: 

Matlactli Omei Mazatl (CQ)

mazatl (Mdz13v)

mazatl (Mdz47r)

Mazatl (MH483v)