ocelotl (CQ)
Glyph or Iconographic Image Description:
This element of a jaguar (ocelotl) has been carved from the compound glyph of the place name Ocelotepec (actually glossed Ocelutltepec). It is a jaguar head in profile, looking toward the viewer's right. Its eye and mouth are open. Its coat is spotted.
Description, Credit:
Stephanie Wood
Source Manuscript:
Date of Manuscript:
covers ruling men and women of Tecamachalco through 1593
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Keywords:
ocelots, ocelotes, jaguars, jaguares, animals, animales
Glyph or Iconographic Image:
Glyph/Icon Name, Spanish Translation:
El ocelote o el jaguar
Image Source:
The Codex Quetzalecatzin, aka Mapa de Ecatepec-Huitziltepec, Codex Ehecatepec-Huitziltepec, or Charles Ratton Codex. Library of Congress. https://www.loc.gov/item/2017590521/
Image Source, Rights:
The Library of Congress, current custodian of this pictorial Mexican manuscript, hosts a digital version online. It is not copyright protected.
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