Ohuatl (MH642v)
Glyph or Iconographic Image Description:
This black-line drawing of the simplex glyph for the personal name Ohuatl ("Maize Stalk," attested here as a man's name) shows a vertical plant with one curving leaf on each side. The stalk is segmented.
Description, Credit:
Stephanie Wood
Gloss Diplomatic Transcription:
baltasar ouatl
Gloss Normalization:
Baltazar Ohuatl
Gloss Analysis, Credit:
Stephanie Wood
Source Manuscript:
Date of Manuscript:
1560
Semantic Categories:
Syntax:
Cultural Content & Iconography:
Cultural Content, Credit:
Jeff Haskett-Wood
Colors:
Shapes and Perspectives:
Keywords:
maíz, plantas, cañas, nombres de hombres
Glyph or Iconographic Image:
![](https://aztecglyphs.wired-humanities.org/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/OhuatlGlyph.png?itok=oEF-Gwt6)
Relevant Nahuatl Dictionary Word(s):
ohua(tl), maize stalk, https://nahuatl.wired-humanities.org/content/ohuatl
Glyph/Icon Name, Spanish Translation:
Planta de Maíz
Spanish Translation, Credit:
Stephanie Woood
Image Source:
Matrícula de Huexotzinco, folio 642v, World Digital Library, https://www.loc.gov/resource/gdcwdl.wdl_15282/?sp=367&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).
Orthography:
Historical Contextualizing Image:
![](https://aztecglyphs.wired-humanities.org/sites/default/files/OhuatlContext.png)
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