Oztomecatl (MH660v)

Oztomecatl (MH660v)
Simplex Glyph

Glyph or Iconographic Image Description:

This black-line drawing of the simplex glyph for Oztomecatl (incorrectly glossed as Otozmecatl) is attested here as a man’s name. Oztomecatl refers to a merchant with special authority in long-distance trade. The glyph combines the merchant’s staff of authority with a fan that he might have carried. Originally, such a merchant probably came from Oztoman.

Description, Credit:

Stephanie Wood

Added Analysis:

While there are two visual components to this glyph, it functions as a simplex with a semantic value. The parts are not read phonetically. It the glyph were phonetic, one might expect to see a cave (oztotl) and a cord (mecatl). Another glyph for the staff of an oztomecatl can be found on folio 708v. of the Matrícula de Huexotzinco.

Added Analysis, Credit:

Stephanie Wood

Gloss Image:

Gloss Diplomatic Transcription:

juā oztome catl

Gloss Normalization:

Juan Oztomecatl

Gloss Analysis, Credit:

Stephanie Wood

Source Manuscript:

Huexotzinco, Matrícula de (MH)

Date of Manuscript:

1560

Creator's Location (and place coverage):

Huejotzingo, Puebla

Semantic Categories:

personal name

Syntax:

noun(s)

Writing Features:

simplex or element as logogram

Cultural Content & Iconography:

Feathers

Gender (male)

Insignia

Markets, Commerce, Economy

Names (personal and/or theonym)

Occupations

Technology (all types), plus Tools

Cultural Content, Credit:

Jeff Haskett-Wood

Colors:

black & white drawing (no color)

Shapes and Perspectives:

profile view

facing right

Keywords:

sogas, topiles, plumas, albánicos, comerciantes, nombres de hombres

Glyph or Iconographic Image:

Relevant Nahuatl Dictionary Word(s):

oztomeca(tl), a merchant with an imperial expansion role, https://nahuatl.wired-humanities.org/content/oztomecatl

Glyph/Icon Name, Spanish Translation:

(divisa para ritual?)

Spanish Translation, Credit:

Stephanie Wood

Image Source:

Matrícula de Huexotzinco, folio 660v, World Digital Library, https://www.loc.gov/resource/gdcwdl.wdl_15282/?sp=401&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).

Historical Contextualizing Image: