Quetzalpapalo (MH738r)

Quetzalpapalo (MH738r)
Compound Glyph

Glyph or Iconographic Image Description: 

This black-line drawing of the compound glyph for the personal name Quetzalpapalo (“Quetzal Butterfly”) is attested here as a woman’s name. It shows a butterfly (papalotl) in profile, facing toward the viewer’s right. Only one wing is visible, and it is divided into two parts. The left edge of the wing has a scalloped design. Above the head of the butterfly are three upright feathers, presumably the quetzal (quetzalli) feathers.

Description, Credit: 

Stephanie Wood

Gloss Image: 
Date of Manuscript: 

1560

Creator's Location (and place coverage): 

Huejotzingo, Puebla

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Syntax: 
Writing Features: 
Cultural Content, Credit: 

Jeff Haskett-Wood

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Parts (compounds or simplex + notation): 
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Keywords: 

quetzales, mariposas, insectos, nombres de mujeres, feathers, plumas

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

Quetzal-Mariposa

Spanish Translation, Credit: 

Stephanie Wood

Image Source: 

Matrícula de Huexotzinco, folio 738r, World Digital Library, https://www.loc.gov/resource/gdcwdl.wdl_15282/?sp=554&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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