Ocampo (TK211v)

This painted compound Nahuatl hieroglyph represents the personal name, the surname of a Spaniard, Ocampo. It is spelled out phonetically. The sandal (cactli), supplies the -can- syllable in the middle of the name. The sandal has black stripes and red ties. Only the heel would be well covered, while the front of the food would be largely bare. Above the sandal are three dark gray curls of smoke (poctli). These form the phonetic syllable -po. The initial O- of Ocampo is not shown visually. This man was an encomendero, having received a grant of the right to extract tributes in kind and in labor from Tepetlaoztoc by Hernando Cortés. The tribute list on this page is massive, and it was a considerable hardship on the community. On the manuscript page he is shown sitting in a curule chair while conversing with the local Nahua ruler, Tlilpotonqui. Ocampo is dressed in finery, wears shoes and a hat with a large plume, and he points with his finger, which are all signs of his authority. This manuscript was produced as part of the community’s resistance to the unreasonable taxation.

Side Note: The folio numbers are not always clear in the copy published online by the British Museum. Marc Thouvenot gives this page the number K09_B in his TLACHIA digital collection, https://tlachia.iib.unam.mx/tepetlaoztoc/K09_B.