Tecuanitzin (MH532r)

Tecuanitzin (MH532r)
Simplex Glyph

Glyph or Iconographic Image Description: 

This black-line drawing of the simplex glyph for the personal name Tecuanitzin (“People-Eating Animal,” in the reverential, which is attested here as a man’s name) shows a spotted wild animal, much like a jaguar {ocelotl) in profile, facing toward the viewer's right. It has the head of a human being in its mouth. The body, shown in a frontal view, is apparently naked, although not very detailed. The animal's ears are up, its eye is open, and its teeth are visible. The canine tooth is especially long and sharp.

Description, Credit: 

Stephanie Wood

Gloss Image: 
Gloss Diplomatic Transcription: 

andres tecuanitzin

Gloss Normalization: 

Andrés Tecuanitzin

Gloss Analysis, Credit: 

Stephanie Wood

Date of Manuscript: 

1560

Creator's Location (and place coverage): 

Huejotzingo, Puebla, Mexico

Semantic Categories: 
Syntax: 
Cultural Content, Credit: 

Jeff Haskett-Wood

Keywords: 

animales, jaguares, morder, cuerpo

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

Animal Feroz (en el reverencial)

Spanish Translation, Credit: 

Stephanie Wood

Image Source: 
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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