Nezahual (MH711r)

Nezahual (MH711r)
Simplex Glyph

Glyph or Iconographic Image Description: 

This black and white painting of the simplex glyph for the personal name, Nezahual (“Ritual Fasting”), is attested here as a man’s name. It shows another man standing in profile, facing toward the viewer’s right. He is wearing a dark suit of clothing. The connection between this visual and the concept of ritual fasting (nezahualli) remains elusive.

Description, Credit: 

Stephanie Wood

Added Analysis: 

The variety of glyphs for Nezahual in this digital collection does not really help settle the issue of interpretation.

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, Mexico

Semantic Categories: 
personal name
Syntax: 
noun(s)
Writing Features: 
simplex or element as logogram
Cultural Content & Iconography: 
Food, Eating, Cooking
Gender (male)
Names (personal and/or theonym)
Religion (Indigenous)
Textiles, Clothing, Hats, Regalia
Cultural Content, Credit: 

Jeff Haskett-Wood

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

ayuno ritual, traje negro, nombres de hombres

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

nezahual(li), a ritual fasting, https://nahuatl.wired-humanities.org/content/nezahualli

Glyph/Icon Name, Spanish Translation: 

Ayuno Ritual

Spanish Translation, Credit: 

Stephanie Wood

Image Source: 

Matrícula de Huexotzinco, folio 711r, World Digital Library, https://www.loc.gov/resource/gdcwdl.wdl_15282/?sp=500&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: 

Nezahual (MH499v)

Nezahual (MH622r)

Nezahual (MH504v)

Nezahual (MH633v)