temazcalli (MH504r)

temazcalli (MH504r)
Simplex Glyph

Glyph or Iconographic Image Description:

This simplex glyph of a steam bath (temazcalli) represents the occupation that would involve building and/or operating a steam bath. In this case, it is attested as a man's job. The steam bath is a square building involving rectangular stones. The entrance to the bath involves a small arch, darkened as though open. Large flames and/or smoke curls arise from the top of the building.

Description, Credit:

Stephanie Wood

Added Analysis:

Other temazcal baths appear below, along with two other structures that involve fire.

Added Analysis, Credit:

Stephanie Wood

Source Manuscript:

Huexotzinco, Matrícula de (MH)

Date of Manuscript:

1560

Creator's Location (and place coverage):

Huejotzingo, Puebla, Mexico

Syntax:

noun(s)

Cultural Content & Iconography:

Architecture, Construction, Buildings

Fire, Tobacco, Incense, Smoke

Gender (male)

Occupations

Stones, Rocks, Lapidary, Masonry

Cultural Content, Credit:

Jeff Haskett-Wood

Colors:

black & white drawing (no color)

Shapes and Perspectives:

frontal view

rectangular

spiraling, swirling, coiling, curling

Keywords:

steam, vapor, building, calli, temazcalli, smoke, humo, fire, fuego, baño, bath, steambath, temazcal

Glyph or Iconographic Image:

Relevant Nahuatl Dictionary Word(s):

temazcal(li), steam bath, https://nahuatl.wired-humanities.org/content/temazcalli

Glyph/Icon Name, Spanish Translation:

el baño de vapor, o el temazcal

Spanish Translation, Credit:

Stephanie Wood

Image Source:

Matrícula de Huexotzinco, folio 504r, https://www.loc.gov/resource/gdcwdl.wdl_15282/?sp=87&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).

Historical Contextualizing Image: