rey (Chav1)

rey (Chav1)
Iconography

Glyph or Iconographic Image Description: 

This simplex glyph or example of iconography showing a crown is used to refer to the king in an account book from Huexotzinco (Huejotzingo, today). It is an obvious European-type crown with fleur-de-lys being the main decoration and providing sharp points for the upper rim.

Description, Credit: 

Stephanie Wood

Added Analysis: 

Nahuas used their own diadem as a symbol of power for the tecuhtli (see below), and thus the use of the crown to refer to the king is not unexpected. It was a powerful symbol in European tradition, as well.

Added Analysis, Credit: 

Stephanie Wood

Gloss Image: 
Source Manuscript: 
Chavero, Codex (Chav)
Date of Manuscript: 

1578

Creator's Location (and place coverage): 

Huejotzingo, Puebla, Mexico

Syntax: 
noun(s)
Cultural Content & Iconography: 
Jewelry, Crowns, or other Adornment
Politics, Power, Governance
Social Hierarchy, Commoners, Elites
Cultural Content, Credit: 

Stephanie Wood

Shapes and Perspectives: 
circle, circular or rounded
frontal view
spiky
Other Cultural Influences: 
Spanish/European
Keywords: 

reyes, kings, crowns, coronas

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

rey, king, https://nahuatl.wired-humanities.org/content/rey

Image Source: 

The Codex Chavero of Huexotzinco (or Códice Chavero de Huexotzinco), https://www.loc.gov/resource/gdcwdl.wdl_03246_001/?sp=1

Image Source, Rights: 

The Codex Chavero of Huexotzinco (or Códice Chavero de Huexotzinco) is held by the Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia, México. It is published online by the World Digital Library and the Library of Congress, which is “unaware of any copyright or other restrictions in the World Digital Library Collection.”

Historical Contextualizing Image: 
See Also: 

tecuhtli (Mdz55r)

tecuhtli (MH508r)

Motecuhzoma Ilhuicamina (TR31v)