Papain (MH617r)

Papain (MH617r)
Simplex Glyph

Glyph or Iconographic Image Description: 

This black-line drawing of the simplex glyph for the personal name Papain is attested here as a man's name. It shows a man in profile, wearing long wavy hair, and looking toward the viewer's right.

Description, Credit: 

Stephanie Wood

Added Analysis: 

The spelling of this name is somewhat unusual. Glyphs with long-haired men are typically Papa or Papaitl are more common. But perhaps this name is a reduplicated form of paina, to run fast, and the long-haired man is a phonetic indicator.

Gloss Image: 
Source Manuscript: 
Huexotzinco, Matrícula de (MH)
Date of Manuscript: 

1560

Creator's Location (and place coverage): 

Huejotzingo, Puebla

Semantic Categories: 
personal name
phonetic possibilities
Syntax: 
noun(s)
phrase or sentence
reduplication (in gloss/text)
verb
Writing Features: 
simplex or element as phonogram
Cultural Content & Iconography: 
Anatomy, human body parts
Emotions
Gender (male)
Hair (human or animal)
Names (personal and/or theonym)
Religion (Indigenous)
Sports, Games, Leisure
Cultural Content, Credit: 

Jeff Haskett-Wood

Colors: 
black & white drawing (no color)
Shapes and Perspectives: 
facing right
profile view
Keywords: 

correr rápidamente, correr ligeramente, verbo, shamanes, sacerdotes, pelo largo, nombres de hombres

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

papai(tl), a type of priest, https://nahuatl.wired-humanities.org/content/papaitl
papahuaqui, a type of priest with tangled hair, https://tlachia.iib.unam.mx/glifos/papahuaqui
paina, to run fast-lightly, https://nahuatl.wired-humanities.org/content/paina

Glyph/Icon Name, Spanish Translation: 

Él Corrió Rápido o Ligero

Spanish Translation, Credit: 

Stephanie Wood

Image Source: 

Matrícula de Huexotzinco, folio 617r, World Digital Library, https://www.loc.gov/resource/gdcwdl.wdl_15282/?sp=316&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: 
See Also: 

Pain (MH498v)

Pain (MH519r)

Papa (MH703v)