Tepanquizqui (MH602v)

Tepanquizqui (MH602v)
Simplex Glyph

Glyph or Iconographic Image Description:

This black-line drawing of the simplex glyph for the personal name or occupation Tepanquizqui (“He is an Actor") shows a standing person (seemingly male, given the hairstyle) facing toward the viewer's right. He has one foot in front of the other and his visible arm is bent and raised up somewhat. Thus, he appears to be moving. Perhaps he is acting.

Description, Credit:

Stephanie Wood

Added Analysis:

The presentation of a human in a full, generic (not obviously sexed), body view is not unusual. These people are typically males, however, and they often appear to be in motion, but they are like props for any number of readings. One would have to know the person or the context to have an accurate reading. See below.

Added Analysis, Credit:

Stephanie Wood

Gloss Image:

Source Manuscript:

Huexotzinco, Matrícula de (MH)

Date of Manuscript:

1560

Creator's Location (and place coverage):

Huejotzingo, Puebla, Mexico

Semantic Categories:

personal name

Syntax:

noun(s)

visible movement

Cultural Content & Iconography:

Gender (male)

Gestures with hands

Movement

Names (personal and/or theonym)

Occupations

Theater, Drama

Cultural Content, Credit:

Stephanie Wood

Colors:

black & white drawing (no color)

Shapes and Perspectives:

facing right

profile view

Keywords:

teatro, farza, representación, theater

Glyph or Iconographic Image:

Relevant Nahuatl Dictionary Word(s):

tepanquizqui, a person who represents others in a farce, https://nahuatl.wired-humanities.org/content/tepanquizqui

Glyph/Icon Name, Spanish Translation:

él que representa a otros en farza

Spanish Translation, Credit:

Stephanie Wood

Image Source:

Matrícula de Huexotzinco, folio 602v, World Digital Library, https://www.loc.gov/resource/gdcwdl.wdl_15282/?sp=286&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: