Techalotl (MH490v)
Glyph or Iconographic Image Description:
This black-line drawing of the simplex glyph for the personal name Techalotl ("Squirrel") is attested here as a man's name. It shows only the head of the animal, in profile, looking toward the viewer's right. Its eye and mouth are open, and its ears lie back.
Description, Credit:
Stephanie Wood
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Gloss Diplomatic Transcription:
diego techallotl
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Diego Techalotl
Gloss Analysis, Credit:
Stephanie Wood
Source Manuscript:
Date of Manuscript:
1560
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Relevant Nahuatl Dictionary Word(s):
techalotl, squirrel, https://nahuatl.wired-humanities.org/content/techalotl
Image Source:
Matrícula de Huexotzinco, folio 490v, World Digital Library. https://www.loc.gov/resource/gdcwdl.wdl_15282/?sp=60&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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