Ocochichinol (MH572v)

Ocochichinol (MH572v)
Simplex Glyph

Glyph or Iconographic Image Description: 

This black-line drawing of the simplex glyph for the personal name Ocochichinol (“A Pine Torch Burn,” attested here as a man’s name) shows a frontal view of vertical pieces of torch pine [ocotl, possibly with flames arising at the top.

Description, Credit: 

Stephanie Wood

Added Analysis: 

The chichinoa verb, to singe, scorch, or burn, relates to this noun, as it also relates to tlachinolli, scorched earth.

Gloss Image: 
Gloss Diplomatic Transcription: 

luys ocochichinol

Gloss Normalization: 

Luis Ocochichinol

Gloss Analysis, Credit: 

Stephanie Wood

Date of Manuscript: 

1560

Creator's Location (and place coverage): 

Huejotzingo, Puebla, Mexico

Semantic Categories: 
Cultural Content, Credit: 

Jeff Haskett-Wood

Shapes and Perspectives: 
Keywords: 

fatwood, torch pine, pino, firewood, leña, ocotes

Glyph or Iconographic Image: 
Relevant Nahuatl Dictionary Word(s): 
Glyph/Icon Name, Spanish Translation: 

Quemadura de Ocote

Spanish Translation, Credit: 

Stephanie Wood

Image Source: 
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).

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