Temayahuitl (MH770r)

Temayahuitl (MH770r)
Compound Glyph

Glyph or Iconographic Image Description: 

This black-line drawing of the compound glyph for the personal name Temayahuitl (perhaps "Thrower") is attested here as a man's name. It shows a left hand (maitl) holding something, perhaps a stone (tetl). The implication must be that the hand is about to throw or hurl down (mayahui) the object. The -yahui part of the name is not shown visually, possibly making the glyph fully phonographic.

Description, Credit: 

Stephanie Wood

Added Analysis: 

It could well be that this person is one who is good at bringing down the enemy, and if so, the "Te-" start to the name refers to people rather than stones. If it refers to people, then the stone is a phonetic indicator, just as the hand is. But, of course, the hand also has semantic value with regard to hurling.

Added Analysis, Credit: 

Stephanie Wood

Gloss Image: 
Gloss Diplomatic Transcription: 

anto te mayavitl

Gloss Normalization: 

Antonio Temayahuitl

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: 
phonetic dimensions
personal name
Syntax: 
noun(s)
indefinite "te"
verb
Writing Features: 
compound fully phonographic
Cultural Content & Iconography: 
Anatomy, human body parts
Gender (male)
Names (personal and/or theonym)
Stones, Rocks, Lapidary, Masonry
Cultural Content, Credit: 

Jeff Haskett-Wood

Colors: 
black & white drawing (no color)
Shapes and Perspectives: 
facing right
profile view
Parts (compounds or simplex + notation): 
2
Reading Order (Compounds or Simplex + Notation): 
inherent/internal/merged
Keywords: 

arrojar, tirar, empujar, al suelo, luchar, conflicto, manos, piedras, nombres de hombres

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

te(tl), stone, https://nahuatl.wired-humanities.org/content/tetl-0
te, impersonal human object, https://nahuatl.wired-humanities.org/content/te
mayahui, to hurl down, https://nahuatl.wired-humanities.org/content/mayahui

Glyph/Icon Name, Spanish Translation: 

Alguien Que Arroja Otros al Suelo

Spanish Translation, Credit: 

Stephanie Wood

Image Source: 

Matrícula de Huexotzinco, folio 770r, World Digital Library, https://www.loc.gov/resource/gdcwdl.wdl_15282/?sp=614&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: 
"v" for u, uh, or hu
Historical Contextualizing Image: 
See Also: 

Temayahui (MH543r)