Nentequitl (MH686v)

Nentequitl (MH686v)
Simplex Glyph

Glyph or Iconographic Image Description:

This black-line drawing of the simplex glyph for the personal name Nentequitl (perhaps “Labor in Vain,” attested here as a man’s name) shows a three-quarter view of a female figurine, perhaps a divine force (nenetl). She wears a skirt. Her arms are folded in front of her chest. Nenetl is a phonetic indicator that tells how the name starts with Nen-. The -tequitl part of the name is not shown visually.

Description, Credit:

Stephanie Wood

Added Analysis:

Some examples of the glyph for nenetl have more of a suggestion of labor or work (tequitl), such as holding an agricultural tool, or an obsidian blade for cutting (tequi). See below.

Added Analysis, Credit:

Stephanie Wood

Gloss Image:

Source Manuscript:

Huexotzinco, Matrícula de (MH)

Date of Manuscript:

1560

Creator's Location (and place coverage):

Huejotzingo, Puebla

Semantic Categories:

personal name

Syntax:

noun(s)

Writing Features:

simplex or element as phonogram

Cultural Content & Iconography:

Gender (female)

Gender (male)

Names (men's, but w/ female dimension)

Names (personal and/or theonym)

Religion (Indigenous)

Textiles, Clothing, Hats, Regalia

Toys

Cultural Content, Credit:

Jeff Haskett-Wood

Colors:

black & white drawing (no color)

Shapes and Perspectives:

3/4 view

Keywords:

falta de producir, falta de ser productivo, deidad, fuerza divina, mujer, nombres de hombres

Glyph or Iconographic Image:

Relevant Nahuatl Dictionary Word(s):

nene(tl), doll, deity image, or woman’s genitals, https://nahuatl.wired-humanities.org/content/nenetl

Glyph/Icon Name, Spanish Translation:

posiblemente, Trabajo en Vano

Spanish Translation, Credit:

Stephanie Wood

Image Source:

Matrícula de Huexotzinco, folio 686v, World Digital Library, https://www.loc.gov/resource/gdcwdl.wdl_15282/?sp=453&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:

dropped "n"

Historical Contextualizing Image: