Techalotl (MH842v)

Techalotl (MH842v)
Simplex Glyph

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. The glyph shows an animal in profile, facing toward the viewer’s right. It stands on its back two legs, with its forelegs somewhat forward. Its tail is long and hairy, going downward and back behind the animal. Its penis is visible (something rare with animal depictions). Short curving lines on its back give it a three-dimensionality.

Description, Credit:

Stephanie Wood

Added Analysis:

See below for other examples of the techalotl. One is drawn over another glyph that seems to have been a mistake.

Added Analysis, Credit:

Stephanie Wood

Gloss Image:

Gloss Diplomatic Transcription:

bartasal techalotl

Gloss Normalization:

Baltazar Techalotl

Gloss Analysis, Credit:

Stephanie Wood

Source Manuscript:

Huexotzinco, Matrícula de (MH)

Date of Manuscript:

1560

Creator's Location (and place coverage):

Huejotzingo, Puebla

Semantic Categories:

personal name

Syntax:

noun(s)

Writing Features:

simplex or element as logogram

Cultural Content & Iconography:

Animals, incl. Birds, Bugs, Insects, Reptiles, etc.

Gender (male)

Names (personal and/or theonym)

Cultural Content, Credit:

Jeff Haskett-Wood

Colors:

black & white drawing (no color)

Shapes and Perspectives:

facing right

profile view

three-dimensionality

Keywords:

ardillas, animales, nombres de hombres

Glyph or Iconographic Image:

Relevant Nahuatl Dictionary Word(s):

techalo(tl), squirrel, https://nahuatl.wired-humanities.org/content/techalotl

Glyph/Icon Name, Spanish Translation:

Ardilla

Spanish Translation, Credit:

Stephanie Wood

Image Source:

Matrícula de Huexotzinco, folio 842v, World Digital Library, https://www.loc.gov/resource/gdcwdl.wdl_15282/?sp=759&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).

Orthography:

"l" for r

"r" for l

Historical Contextualizing Image: