Nentequitl (MH882v)

Nentequitl (MH882v)
Compound Glyph

Glyph or Iconographic Image Description:

This black-line drawing of the compound glyph for the personal name Nentequitl ("Labor in Vain") is attested here as a man's name. The glyph shows a nenetl (deity image or doll) holding an agricultural tool that has the semantic value of tequitl (work). The doll is dressed in a skirt and has two squared-off protrusions on its head, which could symbolize the neaxtlahualli hairstyle of women. The doll holds the digging stick at an angle across its body.

Description, Credit:

Stephanie Wood

Gloss Image:

Gloss Diplomatic Transcription:

colnelio nēteq~tl

Gloss Normalization:

Cornelio Nentequitl

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:

noun(s)

Writing Features:

compound of phonogram(s) & logogram(s)

Cultural Content & Iconography:

Gender (male)

Labor Issues

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

Names (personal and/or theonym)

Religion (Indigenous)

Stones, Rocks, Lapidary, Masonry

Technology (all types), plus Tools

Toys

Cultural Content, Credit:

Jeff Haskett-Wood

Colors:

black & white drawing (no color)

Shapes and Perspectives:

diagonal or angled

frontal view

Parts (compounds or simplex + notation):

Reading Order (Compounds or Simplex + Notation):

back to front

Keywords:

phonetic syllables, sílabas fonéticas, work, labor, trabajo, dolls, muñecas, nenetl, imágenes de deidades, esculturas de piedra, mal comportamiento, madera, herramienta agrícola, coa, nombres de hombres

Glyph or Iconographic Image:

Relevant Nahuatl Dictionary Word(s):

nene(tl), deity image, doll, female genitals, https://nahuatl.wired-humanities.org/content/nenetl
tequi(tl), work, https://nahuatl.wired-humanities.org/content/tequitl
nentequi(tl), useless work, https://nahuatl.wired-humanities.org/content/nentequitl

Glyph/Icon Name, Spanish Translation:

Trabajo en Vano, o Trabajador Inútil

Spanish Translation, Credit:

Stephanie Wood

Image Source:

Matrícula de Huexotzinco, folio 882v, World Digital Library, https://www.loc.gov/resource/gdcwdl.wdl_15282/?sp=837&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:

"l" for r

Historical Contextualizing Image: