Miztli (MH499r)

Miztli (MH499r)
Simplex Glyph

Glyph or Iconographic Image Description: 

This black-line drawing of the simplex glyph for the personal name Miztli ("Wild Cat" or "Mountain Lion") shows the head of a feline in a profile view, facing toward the viewer's right. This name is attested here as male. The cat has large whiskers, rounded ears, and spots on its coat.

Description, Credit: 

Stephanie Wood

Gloss Image: 
Gloss Diplomatic Transcription: 

pedro
miztli

Gloss Normalization: 

Pedro Miztli

Gloss Analysis, Credit: 

Stephanie Wood

Source Manuscript: 
Huexotzinco, Matrícula de (MH)
Date of Manuscript: 

1560

Creator's Location (and place coverage): 

Huejotzingo, Puebla, Mexico

Semantic Categories: 
personal name
Syntax: 
noun(s)
Cultural Content & Iconography: 
Animals, incl. Birds, Bugs, Insects, Reptiles, etc.
Gender (male)
Names (personal and/or theonym)
Cultural Content, Credit: 

Jeff Haskett-Wood

Colors: 
black & white drawing (no color)
Shapes and Perspectives: 
facing right
profile view
spotted or mottled
Keywords: 

cats, cougars, mountain lions, gatos silvestres, felinos, pumas, wildcats, wild cats

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

miz(tli), wild cat, mountain lion, https://nahuatl.wired-humanities.org/content/miztli

Glyph/Icon Name, Spanish Translation: 

Puma

Spanish Translation, Credit: 

Stephanie Wood

Image Source: 

Matrícula de Huexotzinco, folio 499r, World Digital Library, https://www.loc.gov/resource/gdcwdl.wdl_15282/?sp=77&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: 

miztli (MH486r)

miztli (MH497v)

Miztli (MH493r)

Cuamix (MH628v)

Miztli Yauh (MH632v)