Mocnoitoa (MH660r)

Mocnoitoa (MH660r)
Compound Glyph

Glyph or Iconographic Image Description:

This black-line drawing of the compound glyph for the personal name Mocnoitoa (perhaps “Speaks Humbly” or “Asks for Alms”?) is attested here as a man’s name. The glyph builds upon the head of the tribute payer himself. It shows his head in profile, facing toward the viewer’s right. Speech scrolls provide the visual for the verb itoa, to speak. Tears stream down his cheeks, which means he is sad, humble, or lives in difficult straits (-icno-). He could be a widower.

Description, Credit:

Stephanie Wood

Added Analysis:

Icno- is often applied to widows, widowers, and orphans in the Matrícula de Huexotzinco.

Added Analysis, Credit:

Stephanie Wood

Gloss Image:

Gloss Diplomatic Transcription:

antonio.mocnoytua

Gloss Normalization:

Antonio Mocnoitoa

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:

adverb

noun(s)

verb

Writing Features:

compound fully logographic

Cultural Content & Iconography:

Emotions

Gender (male)

Names (personal and/or theonym)

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)

Parts (compounds or simplex + notation):

Reading Order (Compounds or Simplex + Notation):

inherent/internal/merged

Keywords:

hablar, triste, pobre, nombres de hombres

Glyph or Iconographic Image:

Relevant Nahuatl Dictionary Word(s):

mo-, pronominal prefix of a reflexive verb, third-person singular and plural, https://nahuatl.wired-humanities.org/content/mo-1
icno, humble or in a sad state, https://nahuatl.wired-humanities.org/content/icno
itoa, to say or speak, https://nahuatl.wired-humanities.org/content/itoa

Glyph/Icon Name, Spanish Translation:

Habla Humildemente o Pide Limosna

Spanish Translation, Credit:

Stephanie Wood

Image Source:

Matrícula de Huexotzinco, folio 660r, World Digital Library, https://www.loc.gov/resource/gdcwdl.wdl_15282/?sp=400&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:

"u" for o

"y" for i

Historical Contextualizing Image: