ocuilin (TR37r)

ocuilin (TR37r)
Element from a Compound

Glyph or Iconographic Image Description: 

This element from the compound place name Ocuilin is one of the worms that appears on the hill. This one is shown at an angle (upward and to the right), in profile view, with a simple face of a mouth, a dot for a nose, and an eye. It is a terracotta color. The body is curvy, and the head is relatively large compared to the body.

Description, Credit: 

Stephanie Wood

Source Manuscript: 
Telleriano-Remensis, Codex (TR)
Date of Manuscript: 

1578

Creator's Location (and place coverage): 

Huejotzingo, Puebla, Mexico

Syntax: 
cuil (tracking)
noun(s)
Cultural Content & Iconography: 
Animals, incl. Birds, Bugs, Insects, Reptiles, etc.
Cultural Content, Credit: 

Jeff Haskett-Wood

Colors: 
orange/terracotta
Shapes and Perspectives: 
curving, curvy, curved
facing right
profile view
Keywords: 

worms, gusanos

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

ocuilin, worm, https://nahuatl.wired-humanities.org/content/ocuilin

Image Source: 

The Codex Telleriano-Remensis is hosted on line by the Bibliothèque nationale de France.
https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv1b8458267s/f99.item. We have taken this detail shot from the indicated folio.

Image Source, Rights: 

This manuscript is not copyright protected, but please cite Gallica, the digital library of the Bibliothèque nationale de France or cite this Visual Lexicon of Aztec Hieroglyphs, ed. Stephanie Wood (Eugene, Ore.: Wired Humanities Projects, 2020–present).

See Also: 

Ocuillan (TR37r)

ocuilin (Mdz10v)

ocuilin (Mdz65r)

ocuilin (Mdz34r)

ocuilin (TR37r)

Ocuil (MH609r)