nahualli (MH667r)
Glyph or Iconographic Image Description:
The image of this shape-shifting spirit (nahualli) is a simplex glyph that is a copy of the simplex glyph for the personal name Coyotl Inahual ("Coyote is His Nahualli," MH488r). The placement of the nahualli on the crown of the head is significant. The coyote's tongue protrudes.
Description, Credit:
Stephanie Wood
Source Manuscript:
Date of Manuscript:
1560
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Cultural Content & Iconography:
Cultural Content, Credit:
Jeff Haskett-Wood
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Keywords:
nahuales
Glyph or Iconographic Image:
Relevant Nahuatl Dictionary Word(s):
nahual(li), a shape-shifting spirit, https://nahuatl.wired-humanities.org/content/nahualli
Glyph/Icon Name, Spanish Translation:
nahual
Spanish Translation, Credit:
Stephanie Wood
Image Source:
Matrícula de Huexotzinco, folio 667r, World Digital Library, https://www.loc.gov/resource/gdcwdl.wdl_15282/?sp=414&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).
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