Quetzalmitl (MH902v)

Quetzalmitl (MH902v)
Compound Glyph

Glyph or Iconographic Image Description: 

This black-line drawing of the compound glyph for the personal name Quetzalmitl (“Quetzal Feather Arrow”) is attested here as a man’s name. The glyph shows a vertical arrow (mitl), point up, with two barbs. To the left of the arrow are two vertical, wavy quetzal feathers.

Description, Credit: 

Stephanie Wood

Added Analysis: 

See the other Quetzalmitl glyphs below.

Added Analysis, Credit: 

Stephanie Wood

Gloss Image: 
Gloss Diplomatic Transcription: 

gazpal quetzalmitl

Gloss Normalization: 

Gaspar Quetzalmitl

Gloss Analysis, Credit: 

Stephanie Wood

Date of Manuscript: 

1560

Creator's Location (and place coverage): 

Huejotzingo, Puebla

Semantic Categories: 
Syntax: 
Writing Features: 
Cultural Content, Credit: 

Jeff Haskett-Wood

Parts (compounds or simplex + notation): 
Reading Order (Compounds or Simplex + Notation): 
Keywords: 

plumas, quetzales, flechas, nombres de hombres

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

Quetzal-Pluma

Spanish Translation, Credit: 

Stephanie Wood

Image Source: 

Matrícula de Huexotzinco, folio 902v, World Digital Library, https://www.loc.gov/resource/gdcwdl.wdl_15282/?sp=877&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).

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