Teixconemi (MH615v)

Teixconemi (MH615v)
Simplex Glyph

Glyph or Iconographic Image Description: 

This black-line drawing of the simplex glyph for the personal name Teixconemi ("He Lives In Front of People") is attested here as a man's name. It shows a human eye looking to the viewer's right. A hand below the eye and somewhat to the left has an index finger that points to the eye.

Description, Credit: 

Stephanie Wood

Gloss Image: 
Gloss Diplomatic Transcription: 

juā teixconemi

Gloss Normalization: 

Juan Teixconemi

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)
Cultural Content & Iconography: 
Anatomy, human body parts
Emotions
Gender (male)
Names (personal and/or theonym)
Cultural Content, Credit: 

Jeff Haskett-Wood

Colors: 
black & white drawing (no color)
Shapes and Perspectives: 
facing right
frontal view
profile view
Glyph or Iconographic Image: 
Relevant Nahuatl Dictionary Word(s): 

tē-, indefinite personal prefix, https://nahuatl.wired-humanities.org/content/te
-ixco-, in front of, https://nahuatl.wired-humanities.org/content/ixco
nemi, live, go about doing, https://nahuatl.wired-humanities.org/content/nemi
tēīxco tēicpac ninemi, to be rude and disrespectful, https://nahuatl.wired-humanities.org/content/teixco-teicpac-ninemi

Glyph/Icon Name, Spanish Translation: 

Vive Delante de Gente (?)

Spanish Translation, Credit: 

Stephanie Wood

Image Source: 

Matrícula de Huexotzinco, folio 615v, World Digital Library, https://www.loc.gov/resource/gdcwdl.wdl_15282/?sp=313st=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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