Tepozahuatl (MH567v)

Tepozahuatl (MH567v)
Simplex Glyph

Glyph or Iconographic Image Description:

This black-line drawing of the simplex glyph for the personal name Tepozahuatl (“Spurs,” attested here as a man’s name) shows a star with sharp points (akin to thorns, ahuatl) that are apparently made out of metal (tepoztli) and with a center circle, for spinning.

Description, Credit:

Stephanie Wood

Added Analysis:

Juan José Batalla Rosado (2018, 89–90) suggests that this glyph shows European influence, representing the growing influence of horse culture on Nahuas. He first raised the suggestion that these "metal thorns" are spurs for use with horses.

Added Analysis, Credit:

Stephanie Wood

Gloss Image:

Gloss Diplomatic Transcription:

agostin tepuzauatl

Gloss Normalization:

Agustín Tepozahuatl

Gloss Analysis, Credit:

Stephanie Wood

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)

Cultural Content & Iconography:

Animals, incl. Birds, Bugs, Insects, Reptiles, etc.

Celestial Phenomena

Gender (male)

Metals, Minerals, Mining

Names (personal and/or theonym)

Technology (all types), plus Tools

Cultural Content, Credit:

Stephanie Wood

Colors:

black & white drawing (no color)

Shapes and Perspectives:

circle(s) (small, often concentric)

pointed (see also spiky)

spiky

Other Cultural Influences:

Spanish/European

Keywords:

spurs, espuelas, metal, spines, thorns, star shape, estrellas

Glyph or Iconographic Image:

Relevant Nahuatl Dictionary Word(s):

tepoz(tli), metal, https://nahuatl.wired-humanities.org/content/tepoztli
ahua(tl), thorn, https://nahuatl.wired-humanities.org/content/ahuatl

Glyph/Icon Name, Spanish Translation:

Espina de Metal, o Espuelas

Spanish Translation, Credit:

Stephanie Wood

Image Source:

Matrícula de Huexotzinco, folio 567v, World Digital Library, https://www.loc.gov/resource/gdcwdl.wdl_15282/?sp=215&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: